Are you a Couch Potato?

Couch Potato Lifestyle Conservatively Estimated to Kill 5 Million People Per Year

The medical journal The Lancet has just published a study exposing the estimated death toll of being a couch potato.  Unsurprisingly, the sedentary lifestyle typical of many developed nations has been found to be only marginally less harmful than smoking.  

Conservative estimates of deaths attributed to a lack of physical activity come in around 5 million per year, worldwide. 

The statistics are worrying for individuals aged 15 and over, with around 1/3 not getting the recommended amount of exercise (about 2.5 hours per week), while a shocking 80% of children aged 13-15 fail to meet these specifications.  

Have a look at the ABC's article summarizing the findings at this link:

 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-18/inactivity-kills-5m-per-year/4137902 

and then get out from behind your computer and MOVE!