The numbers don’t lie. The Dutch are champions in sitting. In no other European country does such a large proportion –
32 percent of the adult population – spend more than 8.5 hours a day. Both at work and at home. In other European countries, this is an average of 12 percent of the adult population. The ICT sector is a frontrunner in the Netherlands when it comes to sitting for long periods of time. Too much sitting has adverse health effects,
such as a 74% higher risk of cardiovascular disease, than the group that sits for less than four hours and moves a lot. (1, 3, 5)
In addition,
29% of corporate Dutch people indicate that they are very tired and 14% suffer from symptoms of burnout. (2.4)
Articles
Actuele cijfers over bewegen en zitgedrag (1, RIVM)
Feiten en cijfers mentale balans op de werkvloer (2, Vitaal bedrijf)
Feiten en cijfers bewegen op de werkvloek (3, Vitaal bedrijf)
‘Mentale balans is een belangrijk onderdeel van vitaliteit’ (4, Vitaal bedrijf)
Factsheet ‘Zitten tijdens werk’ (TNO)