Purpose: To bring forward information on: (a) epidemiology of sedentary behavior, (b) associations between sedentary behavior and mortality, (c) association between sedentary behavior and health of adults (ages 18-65 years) and (d) the importance of directing physical therapist‘s attention towards sedentary behavior.
Markmið: Að varpa ljósi á: (a) faraldsfræði kyrrsetuhegðunar, (b) tengsl kyrrsetuhegðunar við ævilengd, (c) tengsl kyrrsetuhegðunar við heilsu fullorðinna (18-65 ára) og (d) gildi þess að beina athygli sjúkraþjálfara að kyrrsetuhegðun.