Italians also tend to lead less sedentary lives.
"Making people less sedentary raises a practical question," Levine said.
On the other hand, her old age seems to have been a good deal less sedentary than the anecdote suggests.
What's more, children who gardened at school were substantially less sedentary at home and elsewhere than their counterparts.
A few Makú groups, however, influenced by their neighbours, have become more or less sedentary farmers.
Big social groups that stayed in one place, working their fields, flourished at the expense of smaller, less sedentary ones.
Mr. Nadler, who has served in the House for nearly 10 years, is also trying to be more active and less sedentary.
The quantity and quality of fine articles and mounds declined, and the people apparently became less sedentary and more loosely organized.
"Most of the cardiovascular literature, including other work from our group, suggests that both exercise and being less sedentary are important," he says.
Adults with a strong sense of community belonging were also significantly less sedentary during leisure; this association remained significant after adjustment for perceived mental and overall health.
In a fully adjusted model participants who were female, in middle adulthood, married, and/or living in higher income households were less sedentary during leisure.
