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Germans Sit More Than Ten Hours a Day, DKV Finds

Only two percent of adults meet all health benchmarks despite heavy sitting habits that raise risks of diabetes, mental illness and premature death.

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Overview

  • Average sitting time on German weekdays has climbed to 613 minutes, surpassing ten hours and setting a new high.
  • Only two percent of respondents met all DKV health benchmarks for lifestyle factors including diet, activity and stress management.
  • Seventy-seven percent of adults sat for more than eight hours per workday, but just 30 percent of these heavy sitters achieved the recommended 60 minutes of daily moderate activity.
  • About 37 percent of participants face a moderately to significantly increased mortality risk linked to prolonged sitting and low activity, drawing on an Australian meta-analysis of over one million people.
  • Although 68 percent of those surveyed met WHO guidelines for endurance exercise, only 34 percent fulfilled the recommendation for muscle-strengthening activities twice weekly.