The cost of physical inactivity: $67.5 billion per year globally
The first study to quantify the global cost of individuals’ physical inactivity puts the tab at $67.5 billion per year. Researchers at Australia’s University of Sydney, using 2013 data from 142 countries, studied five major non-communicable diseases, incidences of which could be reduced by exercise — coronary heart disease, stroke, ... Read More »