PSY 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sedentary Lifestyle, World Health Organization, Psy
30 Jul 2020
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Although exercise and sports have become popular in recent times, most people have a basic routine that requires them to spend a large part of the time sitting in a chair with little physical effort. Also at leisure, a large part of the population barely moves (for example, they spend a large part of their time watching television or on the networks), having a very passive life on a physical level. Sedentary life can be a major problem: failure to carry out any type of physical activity is dangerous and may pose a significant risk factor for medical conditions and mental disorders. It is even possible that people who want or need to stop leading this type of lifestyle do not know how to do it or are not able to do it. That is why on many occasions it will be necessary to carry out a psychological treatment of sedentary behavior .
