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Movement study of the TK Germans clearly move too little
Hardly any health expert forgets to mention how important regular exercise is to avoid disease. Sport can also help you lose weight. And he is fun. Nevertheless, apparently many people can not get up to it. According to a new study, half of the Germans are physically active, while the other describes itself as a sporty muffle.
It is a rift through the Republic
Anyone who moves regularly, among other things helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure or heart attack. In addition, athletes usually suffer less often from obesity or obesity. In addition, scientists have recently reported that exercise eliminates the constant hunger and thus helps to lose weight. Despite the many benefits of regular exercise, not all people are equally enthusiastic about it. As the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) reported in a press release, a rift goes through the Republic, which divides the country in the middle of moving and immobile.
According to a study by the Techniker Krankenkasse, Germany is divided into two parts: one half, which is active in sports, and one, which describes itself as a sports muffle. (Image: oneinchpunch / fotolia.com) "Move, Germany!"
This is the conclusion of the study "Beweg Dich, Deutschland!" 2016, which the TK has now presented. Half of the people in Germany are therefore physically active - in varying degrees of intensity, the other, however, describes itself as a sport muffle or anti-athlete. According to the experts, people who are not enthusiastic about sports are also less active in everyday life, even taking short journeys by car, taking the elevator instead of the stairs, and less walking outside. The CEO of TK, Dr. Ing. Jens Baas, explained: "Thanks to digitization, we can save ourselves many ways. However, this also means that the range of action of many people is getting smaller and smaller. More than one in three people moves less than half an hour in everyday life. Another third remains under an hour. That's definitely not enough. "
Many are almost always sitting down
According to the motion study, the Germans are literally sitting out their everyday lives. "Four out of ten respondents work almost entirely sitting down. And although a good half would like to be more active in everyday life, people also spend an average of around three hours a day sitting in their free time, "said Peter Wendt, who is responsible for the surveys at TK. And long sitting makes you sick, as numerous scientific studies have shown. Only recently, a study was published that showed that prolonged sitting increases the type 2 diabetes risk.
Every second person lacks motivation
The sports psychologist Prof. dr. Jan Mayer from the German University for Prevention and Health Management, who has already looked after the football professionals of the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, said in the TK announcement: "The vast majority is already clear that they would do well sports. According to the survey results, however, every second person lacks motivation. The incentive to lead a long healthy life seems more abstract than the end of workday, which is right in front of you and would like to be spent on the couch. "This is also confirmed by the study data. Thus, 40 percent of respondents said that they spend the end of work on the couch. For the young adults it was even 55 percent.
Balance to the stressful everyday life
That's why it's important to "program the inner software so that you become active," says Mayer. "Every task is easier if one recognizes a sense of purpose in it," said the sports psychologist. The motives can be quite different: health, a good figure or balance to the stressful everyday life. An analysis of absenteeism, which TK also presented today, shows that "societal stagnation" already has an impact on health. Thus, the insured persons employed in TC 2015 had been on sick leave for an average of 15.4 days. That equates to a sick leave rate of 4.23 percent, the highest since the start of the TK health report.
"Increase in lifestyle-related diseases"
With three days per capita, the largest share is attributable to diseases of the musculoskeletal system. "This term seems a bit out of date given the numbers," said the TK chief. "Civilization diseases such as back problems, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular complaints are increasing. Even among 18- to 39-year-olds, one in seven say they are in regular care due to a chronic illness. "Baas said," The increase in lifestyle-related illnesses has implications for the health service and the society that finances it. And it has an impact on the economy and businesses, which also need to co-finance the rising sick leave and associated costs. We have to talk about that. "(Ad)