We spend more and more time sitting on the back in Sweden.
Children, adults and the elderly sit for an average of nine to ten hours a day, according to Mai-Lis Hellenius, professor at Karolinska Institutet.
On the other hand, it shows that we are also at the top when it comes to exercise, but it is not enough to erase the negative effects of sitting.
– We have a very low energy consumption or calorie burn, which leads, for example, to abdominal obesity and weight gain, says Mai-Lis Hellenius.
Men sit mostly
Surveys with activity monitors show that Swedish men in upper middle age sit an average of 9.9 hours per day.
That it is an average means that half of them sit more than that, says Mai-Lis Hellenius.
The corresponding figure for women of the same age is 9.3 hours per day. 5-year-olds, who normally have a lot of running in their legs, now sit for nine hours a day.
See the expert on the Swedish top in the player above.
Set a timer for 30 minutes to remind you to get up and stretch or squat.
Walk and talk – have a walking meeting at work or take a walk when you have to make a call anyway.
Be active. Do exercises while sitting down at work or on the bus. For example: Step up and down with your feet 20 times or walk in place while still sitting. Lift your knees as high as you can from the chair, repeat 20 to 30 times.
Stand up during the TV commercial break.
Stand on one leg and brush your teeth.
Do some standing push-ups as you pass a door jamb.
Always skip the elevator and take the stairs instead.
Make the bell, that is, stand on one leg with the other leg free in the air and put your toe down lightly at 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 and so on.
Aim to take at least 7,000 steps per day.
Source: Every movement counts (government office).