According to a study by Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Germans are becoming more and more comfortable.
"Thanks to digitalization, we can save ourselves a lot of trips. However, this also means that the radius of action of many people is getting smaller and smaller," explained TK boss Jens Baas on Wednesday at the presentation of the "Move, Germany" study.
Bass added: "More than one in three people get less than half an hour of exercise in their everyday lives. Another third spend less than an hour. That's definitely not enough."
According to the study, half of people in Germany are active in sports - to varying degrees of intensity. The other half describe themselves as sports haters or anti-athletes. "Those who are not enthusiastic about sport also move less in their everyday lives, take the car for short journeys, take the elevator instead of the stairs and go outside less," says TK. And: "Four out of ten respondents work almost exclusively sitting down." On average, people also spend a good three hours a day sitting down in their free time.
An analysis of absenteeism, which was also presented by TK, shows that "social standstill" is having an impact on health. In 2015, TK's insured employees were on sick leave for an average of 15.4 days. This corresponds to a sickness rate of 4.23 percent, the highest since TK health reporting began. At three days per capita, musculoskeletal disorders account for the largest proportion.
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Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Published on: 6 May 2016