Are you sitting more or less?

Americans are spending more time sitting compared to 15 years ago. What is this increased time sitting spent on?

  • 2/3 of Americans spend at least 2 hours per day watching TV or playing video games.

  • More than half of children and adults spend more than one hour on the computer for non-essential activities.

Check out two simple tips to reducing the amount of time you spend sitting.

  1. Limit unnecessary screen time – it increases pain and lowers quality of life.

  2. Make your workstation more “user-friendly” with the help of this workstation infographic.

 Source: Yang L, Cao C, Kantor ED, et al. Trends in Sedentary Behavior Among the US Population, 2001-2016. JAMA.2019;321(16):1587–1597. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.3636 http://bit.ly/2ZkHx4h