A sedentary lifestyle (or lack of physical activity) is known to promote certain so-called "non-communicable diseases" (type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, colon cancer). According to the World Health Organization, it is the fourth leading risk factor for non-transmissible diseases. Physical activity helps to prevent and is also recommended in the management of certain non-communicable diseases. What's more, people with insufficient physical activity have a 20% to 30% higher risk of death than those who are sufficiently active. It's important to get moving: take regular breaks at work, and walk or cycle for your daily commute.

For further information, we recommend that you consult :

- The Santé Publique France website, and its thematic dossier on sedentariness & physical activity

- The website of ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, and in particular its sedentary lifestyle and physical activity section.

- The WHO report, which unveiled its guidelines on physical activity and sedentariness in 2020