Almost everyone has heard the saying “sitting is the new smoking,” but a new study shows it has an impact on depression and anxiety as well. With so many people self-isolating during the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, more people found themselves sitting for longer periods than ever before. Zoom meetings erased time spent walking to meeting rooms, and Netflix took over time that was previously dedicated to the gym. People suddenly became more sedentary during an already highly sedentary society. To get a snapshot of just how prevalent these changes were, a team of researchers studied 3,000 participants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Participants were required to self-report how much time they spent doing activities such as sitting, looking at screens, and exercising for the study. They also had to record how their behaviors compared to pre-pandemic times. All participants were required to indicate …
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