Physical inactivity is a major factor leading to outcomes such as obesity, diabetes and dementia. The sedentary lifestyle favored by many in our globalized society is more deadly than smoking, leading medical experts warn, concerned that physical inactivity-related illnesses could bankrupt the healthcare system.

According to The Times Medical Correspondent Chris Smith, one in six deaths in Britain is due to a passive lifestyle, and the population as a whole moves 20% less than in the 60s.. Today, people do not follow even the minimum recommendations of taking a half-hour walk five times a week..

The author of the note cites data from the organization " Two-thirds of adults are underactive, twice as many as in France or Germany and three times as many as in the Netherlands.

More than a third of Britons, both young and old, spend six hours a day sitting as modern technology and gadgets make housework easier, and TVs and computers, along with mobile phones and tablets, attract people like a magnet..

" “And yet it is the fourth most common cause of disease in the country and the main factor leading to such consequences as obesity, diabetes and dementia.”.

PHA believes social norms must change in order for physical activity to become commonplace. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to arrange a special regimen for yourself, experts say, because working in the garden or dancing helps no worse than training in the gym.

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