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Do YOU live in the world's laziest country? Global analysis reveals the steps people take each day across the planet (and you might be surprised to learn which residents are the fittest)
If you've ever wondered which country leads the way in terms of staying fit each day, your queries have been answered.
Smartphone data from more than 700,000 people has been collated by scientists to show just how active different parts of the world are.
And residents of Hong Kong can proudly claim to be the fittest, walking an average of 6,880 steps each day - the equivalent to around three-and-a-half miles (6km).
But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513, according to Stanford University researchers.
By comparison, Britons walk 5,444 steps on a daily basis, less than three miles (5km), tipping their US counterparts who manage just 4,774.
Smartphone data from 700,000 people has been collated to show how active different parts of the world are. Residents of Hong Kong can claim to be the fittest, walking an average of 6,880 steps each day. But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513
Scott Delp, a professor of bioengineeering behind the findings, told the BBC: 'The study is 1,000 times larger than any previous study on human movement.
'There have been wonderful health surveys done, but our new study provides data from more countries, many more subjects, and tracks people's activity on an ongoing basis.
'This opens the door to new ways of doing science at a much larger scale than we have been able to do before.'
Ho Chi Minh City to see how two-wheelers dominate the roads:
On average, the number of daily steps taken was 4,961 - two-and-a-half miles (4km), according to the research published in the journal Nature.
But many countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, also fell below the standard estimated amount.
Experts say the overall findings, which delved into multiple factors such as 'activity inequality' and obesity rates in 46 countries, could help tackle bulging waistlines.
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Contrary to popular belief, the main findings of average steps in each country had little impact on obesity levels. Instead, activity inequality - dubbed the vast difference between the active and the non-active - was a more accurate reflection
ANOTHER FINDING OF THE SAME STUDY
Well designed pedestrian friendly cities can help combat obesity, the Stanford University team also found.
By analysing the data from 69 cities in the researchers found that city design has health impacts.
The cities that were best designed for walking had a better rate of activity among all its citizens.
Jennifer Hicks, director of data science for the Mobilise Centre at Stanford, said: 'Looking at three California cities in close geographic proximity - San Francisco, San Jose and Fremont - we determined that San Francisco had both the highest walkability score and the lowest level of activity inequality.
'In cities that are more walkable everyone tends to take more daily steps, whether male or female, young or old, healthy weight or obese.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4688148/Do-live-world-s-laziest-country.html#ixzz4mfH87X1n
Global Car, Motorcycle, and Bike Ownership, in 1 Infographic
APR 17, 2015
When it comes to cars, Italy tops the list: 89 percent of Italian survey respondents reported owning one. America trailed closely behind with 88 percent. In general, developed countries showed a high rate of car ownership. In Europe, for example, the median national share of car owners was 79 percent.
Developed Asian countries like South Korea and Japan also reported high car ownership (83 percent and 81 percent respectively). But in other South and Southeast Asian countries, the proportion of car owners was incredibly low. In Bangladesh, for example, only 2 percent reported having a car.
In the 44 countries surveyed, more people had bikes than cars: the median for car ownership was one-third; while for bike ownership, it was around 42 percent. Germany topped the list of bike-owning countries, with 80 percent of respondents owning bikes—way more than the United States, where only 53 percent owned bikes.
In emerging markets like Vietnam, Chile, China and Indonesia, around two-thirds of the population owned bikes. But within these emerging economies, bike-ownership was not positively associated with income the way it was in developed countries. Pew had a possible explanation:
This might be because owning a bicycle in the U.S. is more about biking as a hobby or recreational activity than in other emerging economies, where it is more often a means of transport.
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/04/global-car-motorcycle-and-bike-ownership-in-1-infographic/390777/
- Smartphone data from more than 700,000 people was collated by scientists
- Hong Kong is deemed the fittest, with residents walking 6,880 steps each day
- But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513 steps
- By comparison, Britons walk 5,444 steps on a daily basis, less than 3 miles (5km)
If you've ever wondered which country leads the way in terms of staying fit each day, your queries have been answered.
Smartphone data from more than 700,000 people has been collated by scientists to show just how active different parts of the world are.
And residents of Hong Kong can proudly claim to be the fittest, walking an average of 6,880 steps each day - the equivalent to around three-and-a-half miles (6km).
But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513, according to Stanford University researchers.
By comparison, Britons walk 5,444 steps on a daily basis, less than three miles (5km), tipping their US counterparts who manage just 4,774.
Smartphone data from 700,000 people has been collated to show how active different parts of the world are. Residents of Hong Kong can claim to be the fittest, walking an average of 6,880 steps each day. But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513
Scott Delp, a professor of bioengineeering behind the findings, told the BBC: 'The study is 1,000 times larger than any previous study on human movement.
'There have been wonderful health surveys done, but our new study provides data from more countries, many more subjects, and tracks people's activity on an ongoing basis.
'This opens the door to new ways of doing science at a much larger scale than we have been able to do before.'
Ho Chi Minh City to see how two-wheelers dominate the roads:
But many countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, also fell below the standard estimated amount.
Experts say the overall findings, which delved into multiple factors such as 'activity inequality' and obesity rates in 46 countries, could help tackle bulging waistlines.
+1
Contrary to popular belief, the main findings of average steps in each country had little impact on obesity levels. Instead, activity inequality - dubbed the vast difference between the active and the non-active - was a more accurate reflection
ANOTHER FINDING OF THE SAME STUDY
Well designed pedestrian friendly cities can help combat obesity, the Stanford University team also found.
By analysing the data from 69 cities in the researchers found that city design has health impacts.
The cities that were best designed for walking had a better rate of activity among all its citizens.
Jennifer Hicks, director of data science for the Mobilise Centre at Stanford, said: 'Looking at three California cities in close geographic proximity - San Francisco, San Jose and Fremont - we determined that San Francisco had both the highest walkability score and the lowest level of activity inequality.
'In cities that are more walkable everyone tends to take more daily steps, whether male or female, young or old, healthy weight or obese.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4688148/Do-live-world-s-laziest-country.html#ixzz4mfH87X1n
Global Car, Motorcycle, and Bike Ownership, in 1 Infographic
APR 17, 2015
When it comes to cars, Italy tops the list: 89 percent of Italian survey respondents reported owning one. America trailed closely behind with 88 percent. In general, developed countries showed a high rate of car ownership. In Europe, for example, the median national share of car owners was 79 percent.
Developed Asian countries like South Korea and Japan also reported high car ownership (83 percent and 81 percent respectively). But in other South and Southeast Asian countries, the proportion of car owners was incredibly low. In Bangladesh, for example, only 2 percent reported having a car.
In the 44 countries surveyed, more people had bikes than cars: the median for car ownership was one-third; while for bike ownership, it was around 42 percent. Germany topped the list of bike-owning countries, with 80 percent of respondents owning bikes—way more than the United States, where only 53 percent owned bikes.
In emerging markets like Vietnam, Chile, China and Indonesia, around two-thirds of the population owned bikes. But within these emerging economies, bike-ownership was not positively associated with income the way it was in developed countries. Pew had a possible explanation:
This might be because owning a bicycle in the U.S. is more about biking as a hobby or recreational activity than in other emerging economies, where it is more often a means of transport.
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/04/global-car-motorcycle-and-bike-ownership-in-1-infographic/390777/
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