Employers face rising costs from staff’s sitting lifestyle

How long do you sit in a day? When I asked those around me this question, their first response was six to eight hours. However, when we went through their daily activities, that figure quickly changed to double digits, signalling just how unaware we are of how long we sit.

Data from a fitness and lifestyle application offered by Old Mutual Group dubbed Thrive showed 74.1 percent of 31,734 engaged users are sedentary for more than 12 hours a day.