This course will provide an in-depth exploration of sedentary behaviour. Excessive sitting, or sedentary behaviour, is a very different behaviour than a lack of exercise as the physiology, health implications, and effective interventions and policies are quite different. Students will learn about important sedentary behaviour terms and concepts, sedentary habits from an evolutionary perspective, sedentary behaviour physiology, the determinants of sedentary behaviour, the health effects of excessive sedentariness, and effective strategies for reducing sedentary time in different settings.
This course will provide an in-depth exploration of sedentary behaviour. Excessive sitting, or sedentary behaviour, is a very different behaviour than a lack of exercise as the physiology, health implications, and effective interventions and policies are quite different. Students will learn about important sedentary behaviour terms and concepts, sedentary habits from an evolutionary perspective, sedentary behaviour physiology, the determinants of sedentary behaviour, the health effects of excessive sedentariness, and effective strategies for reducing sedentary time in different settings.
