A very basic google search tells me that, on average, us humans spend around 90% of our time indoors. Wow. This figure seems to be widely reported, and stems from The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS). It reports that people spend 87% of their time in enclosed buildings, and 6% in vehicles. What are lot of our lifetime we spend in an enclosed space.
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If you’ve never been a gym person (like me), never been a runner (like me), never been particularly sporty (like me) then you are very much not alone. There’s me for a starter! Many of us have spent decades working, raising families, keeping on top of all household chores, basically living life; therefore, it’s easy to see why there may not be too much time left for fitness. But now for some good news: in retirement, you don’t need to buy Lycra shorts or a rowing machine to reap the benefits of movement. You can simply open the front door, take a few steps, and start walking.
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