The laziest countries in the world

Unsurprisingly, in the higher-income countries, jobs are providing less of a person's overall activity than they did decades ago. Calorie expenditure from work-related activity has fallen by about 100 calories per day, which would translate roughly to a weight gain of about 7.5 pounds/year. Luckily, the amount of activity gotten from one's leisure time has increased in recent years, filling this gap somewhat. But we're still in the red when it ... more 

Unsurprisingly, in the higher-income countries, jobs are providing less of a person's overall activity than they did decades ago. Calorie expenditure from work-related activity has fallen by about 100 calories per day, which would translate roughly to a weight gain of about 7.5 pounds/year. Luckily, the amount of activity gotten from one's leisure time has increased in recent years, filling this gap somewhat. But we're still in the red when it comes to energy intake vs. output. less