CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’ http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’ en Fri, 22 May 2026 02:46:28 +0000 Wilmington's Cow on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110313 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:33:07 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 110313@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Depends on if I'm sitting on a seat or a log though... </p> crowriver on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110309 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:21:36 +0000 crowriver 110309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I suspect 20 hours will be very very easy to achieve.</em></p> <p>It's hardly going to be difficult is it? It's as easy as.....sitting down. ;-) </p> Wilmington's Cow on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110303 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:04:27 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 110303@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Monday 13th May sitting down...</p> <p>Slept till 7am - 7h<br /> Breakfast - 7h20m<br /> Office (sat down 8.40am, concall till 1) - 11h40m</p> <p>Will update later, but I suspect 20 hours will be very very easy to achieve. </p> kaputnik on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110289 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:07:11 +0000 kaputnik 110289@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I get paid to sit down for 8 hours a day. </p> AKen on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110287 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:46:59 +0000 AKen 110287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does that include sitting on bikes? </p> steveo on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110194 Sat, 11 May 2013 10:41:11 +0000 steveo 110194@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought I was the only one getting 4 hours sleep. </p> crowriver on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110183 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:16:44 +0000 crowriver 110183@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>CITY residents are kidding themselves into believing they lead active lives while almost two-thirds spend at least 20 hours a day on their backsides or lying down, a new report has claimed.</em></p> <p>Presumably that includes 8 hours sleeping? So sitting around for 12 hours a day, yep, that sounds likely.</p> <p>At least Chris Oliver's cycle across America got a shout. </p> SRD on "Edinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10156#post-110180 Sat, 11 May 2013 07:03:09 +0000 SRD 110180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/health/edinburgh-residents-spend-20-hours-a-day-sitting-1-2925686" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/health/edinburgh-residents-spend-20-hours-a-day-sitting-1-2925686</a></p> <p>Interesting story. Just a pity that they quote the weight watchers leader saying 'go for a walk on the WoL' instead of someone saying 'use the stairs at work' or 'try active travel instead of your car for short journeys'. </p>