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 2 simple tips to reducing the amount of time you spend sitting: Limit unnecessary screen time – it increases pain and lowers quality of life.

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