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65% of respondents felt less productive
•and 87% felt more
tired & lethargic
FACT
The 2015 MMSL Survey showed that during long periods
of sitting...
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we want you to move more!sit, STAND, walk, STRETCH
MYTH #1
People are less productive
when they move about.
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MYTH #2
If we’re not still, we’re not concentrating. FACT
Sitting for long periods reduces
mental focus.
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movemoresitless.org.au
we want you to move more!sit, STAND, walk, STRETCH
Stand in meetings, when you talk on phone, ride or walk to the office,
to meetings, to the park...
FACT
Every little bit helps!
movemoresitless.org.au
we want you to move more!sit, STAND, walk, STRETCH
MYTH #3
“I would if I had sit/ stand options at
my office...”
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FACT
Travel time for short trips (walking or on bikes) is faster
than driving! Especially when you think how
long it takes to park!!
MYTH #4
“It’s faster to drive.”
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movemoresitless.org.au
we want you to move more!sit, STAND, walk, STRETCH
FACT
Studies show that regardless of regular exercise, prolonged sedentary periods
still pose major health threats.
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we want you to move more!sit, STAND, walk, STRETCH
time to lose the chair!
MYTH #5
I’m already active enough, I go to the
gym everyday!
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FACT
Our bodies are designed to move!
We want you to MOVE more!
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MYTH #6
People are now telling me to
stand all day?
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MOVE MORE SIT LESS
SEDENTARY DANGERS
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MOVE MORE SIT LESS
SEDENTARY LIVINGTHROUGH TIME
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1598
1800’s
1820
1886
153CARS
PER 1000PEOPLE
1950
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1956
1970
1971
1973
1975
1982
2003
2004
2011
2014
Today
First known use of term “sedentary”// Sedere > “to sit”
Infectious diseases such as TB cause 57% of deaths; chronic disease causes 13%.Average working week – 60 hours usually manual labour.Children walk an average 2–3 miles to and from school.
Industrial revolution enables the chair to be manufactured to the masses. Previously chairs were only for the wealthy.
A bonus for the masses or not?
Birth of modern car by Karl Benz.
First research released linking long hours of sitting of UK bus drivers to coronary disease. (Morris JN, Crawford MD – UK)
Australians own 153 passenger vehicles per 1000 people.
Australians own 568 vehicles per 1000 people.
Australian Government doubles the recommended amount of physical activity for adults in National Physical Activity Guidelines and includes guidelines around sedentary behaviour for children.
Daily time spent watching content (not work related) across screen devices is 3.5 hours; 18.7 million televisions in Australia; 2.2 per household.
Australian adults sit an average 8.8 hours per day and children sit 7.5 hours per day.
60% of adults and 25% of children are overweight or obese.
90% of deaths from chronic disease; death from infectious disease is less than 1%.
Television introduced in Australia; 5% of Melbourne households have a TV; 1% in Sydney.
The term ‘Couch Potato’ first coined by underground comic book artist Robert Armstrong.
57.7% of children walk to school.
25.5% of children walk to school.
Australian Government releases the National Guidelines to Physical Activity in response to rising levels of obesity and sedentary behaviour.
Remote controls for TV introduced.
“Life. Be in it.” Campaign launched in Australia encouraging people to be more active.
Microbee (home PC) is released in Australia