• Recommended exercise per week:
  • Aerobic exercise: 30 minutes, 5 times / week
  • Strength: 2 times / week

• Inactive people: Percent of adults, adolescents, and kids who obtain 30 minutes of physical activity per day:
  • U.S.
    • Elementary school children: 50%
    • Adolescents: 10%
    • Adults: 5%
  • Worldwide: 40%

• Amount of moderate to high-intensity exercise adults typically engage in per day: 6 to 9 minutes.

• Standing uses 50 calories more / hour compared to sitting

• Life expectancy reduction due to sitting more than 3 hours / day: 2 years (can’t be offset by regular exercise).

• Lack of physical inactivity:
  • 4th leading cause of morality.
  • Contributes to 3 to 5 million deaths worldwide (6% to 9%) each year.

• • Risk factors for mortality:
    1. High blood pressure
    2. Tobacco use
    3. High blood sugar
    4. Lack of physical activity
    5. Overweight and obesity

http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/GlobalHealthRisks_report_full.pdf

• % time people spend indoors: 90%

• Even smaller amounts of regular exercise are effective.  Exercising 2-1/2 hours a week per week can reduce risk of death by 20%.