{"id":6227,"date":"2024-08-22T21:02:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.secretlab.co\/stories\/?p=6227"},"modified":"2024-08-26T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T03:56:13","slug":"which-generation-sits-the-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.secretlab.co\/stories\/which-generation-sits-the-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Generation Sits the Most?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From baby boomers to Gen Z, we uncover the habits and trends that shape how different age groups spend their days \u2014 and who exactly needs to get on their feet and move more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The time we spend seated has been on an upward trend. Urbanization, changing work patterns, and the proliferation of digital devices have caused a sharp uptick in screen time, shaping how younger generations engage in daily activities. From boomers to millennials and Gen Z, discover which generation leads the most sedentary lifestyle, and how you can reduce the time you spend sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screen time and sitting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the 1970s, screen time was largely a communal activity for boomers. After work, families gathered to watch television on a single screen. The average American household consumed a mere six hours of screen time a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the turn of the millennium, new technology saw teenagers trading their local arcade for a burgeoning video game industry that had sprung up in homes nationwide. Computers replaced typewriters in offices \u2014 and four out of 10 jobs became primarily desk jobs. Millennial teenagers sat for an average of eight hours per day, the highest of any age group under 60 years old at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the first-ever digital native generation was being born. Gen Zs grew up having never known a world without the internet. Entering the workforce just as the COVID-19 pandemic was reshaping workplace norms and ushering in the rise of hybrid work culture, Gen Z has grown used to the idea of no longer having to leave home for work, which means even more time spent seated. Meanwhile, computer use outside of work and school has also skyrocketed, with Gen Z teenagers and young adults increasingly glued to an assortment of screens both big and small. But this shift is not limited to just Gen Z. A 2019 study<\/a> found that the average sitting time has increased by an hour a day in the past decade across all age groups \u2014 and scientists are just beginning to understand the profound health consequences this increase in screen time can have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which generation sits the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while we\u2019re all spending more time seated, there\u2019s one generation that still has us all beat. Gen Z, whether it\u2019s due to a shift to hybrid work and remote classrooms or their increasingly digital habits, are the most sedentary of the generations. They are sitting more as teenagers than millennials and boomers did at the same age, and if current trends hold, they will continue to sit more than the previous generations as they age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015<\/a>, Gen Z teenagers were sitting an average of 8.2 hours a day \u2014 an increase from the seven hours teenage millennials spent sitting a day in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As research into the effects of our modern lifestyle continues, the dangers of sedentary habits, such as increased risk of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure, are becoming even clearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to live a less sedentary lifestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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