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According to the new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, adults should limit their sedentary time to eight hours or less per day, including three hours or less of recreational screen time. However, according to the new Health Reports study "How sedentary are Canadian adults? It depends on the measure," the percentage of Canadians meeting this guideline differs if sedentary behaviour was self-reported as opposed to captured by an accelerometer (a pedometer-like device worn on a waist belt).
Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily: Health - Category: Statistics Authors: Source Type: research