People are still spending a lot of time sitting

Another study finds that Americans are spending too much time sitting. Researchers looked at data from more than 27,000 adults and found that between 2007 and 2018, the percentage of people who are sedentary for six or more hours a day increased from around 16% to nearly 19%. Previous data from the CDC has suggested that more Americans are getting the recommended 2.5 hours of moderate intensity activity a week, but the latest study suggests that increase may be small. According to the new data, some 63% of adults reported sticking to the physical activity guidelines in 2007, but that increased slightly to around 65% by 2016. One caveat of this and other such studies: They rely on people to self-report activity and the findings may be subject to recall bias.