PRESS RELEASE: It’s time for Aussies to get off their backside, in particular the toilet

Latest Press Release

A British study of 2,004 adults found that on average they spent time spent twice as long on the toilet per week as they did exercising; 3 hours and 9 minutes, as opposed to just 1 hour and 30 minutes(1) spent doing moderate exercise such as fast walking or riding a bike1.
“We know that some things can’t be helped, like a visit to the bathroom, but this study really shows us how little time we are spend exercising,” says Barrie Elvish, CEO of Fitness Australia who is working to make ours a more physically active nation.
“Currently 65% of Australian adults do not meet the physical activity guidelines, and 10% of those are inactive (2).”
According to the recent AusPlay report, the main reason that people have stated as being a barrier to participating in sport is not having enough time, or having too many other commitments (32.5%) (3).
“Perhaps it’s time to spend less time sitting down on the job” observes Barrie.
“And if you’re one of those people who takes their phone to the bathroom, then you probably have even more time to be physically active,” adds Barrie.
Recommendations include having Australian adults to find 30 minutes of heartrate-raising activity every day and children to find 60 minutes a day.
To find a Fitness Australia Registered Personal Trainer near you visit fitness.org.au/FindaTrainer

1 https://www.ukactive.com/events/inactive-brits-spend-twice-as-long-on-toilet-per-week-as-they-do-exercising/
2 https://www.ausport.gov.au/information?a=653871
3 https://www.ausport.gov.au/information?a=653871
END.

May 3, 2019/by Reland Pigte

TERMS OF USE

By sending a press release and/or signing up for a subscription of our service Get The Word Out, you agree to the following terms of use, limitations, quality policy and fair use policy. Get The Word Out reserves the right to suspend or delete your account if any of the terms below are believed not to have been adhered to. Get The Word Out reserves the right to delete any content that does meet the following terms and policies.

1. Accuracy

By using Get The Word Out, you agree to only publish information that you know to be true and accurate. You are solely responsible for the facts and accuracy of all information submitted by you for distribution by Get The Word Out. Get The Word Out will make reasonable efforts to correct any error of fact brought to its attention.

2. Acceptable content

You agree to only submit content that might be classified as a “news announcement”. That is: it is a new event or statement related to the company or organisation that the release is being submitted under. You agree not to use Get The Word Out to distribute how-to articles, generally-information articles, whitepapers, or opinions. You must not submit content that infringes on copyright or the proprietary rights of a third party, or is unlawful or offensive. Releases must adhere to professional standards and may be deleted if they do not. You acknowledge that we reserve the right to edit your release's headline, subject and body text to ensure it is appropriate, relevant and suitable for the purpose.

3. Attribution

You agree to submit content only on behalf of the organisation that the release is being submitted under. Content that may be considered misleading in terms of who the material is being submitted by, or in terms of who the content is related to should not be posted and may be deleted or edited. When submitting a release you must be the owner of the email that is being used to send emails via Get The Word Out.

4. Categorisation

You agree to categorise content only under those categories that are relevant to the content. In general, we advise attempts to categorise content under more than five categories will lead to that content being reviewed and possibly removed. You acknowledge that we reserve the right to edit release's tags to ensure your release is sent only to relevant people.

5. Linking and fair-use

You agree not to add more than one link to a website in any press release. Over-linking solely for Search Engine Optimisation purposes is not allowed and is advised against due to penalties that may be associated with over-linking. And our gremlins will hunt down over-linking and delete such transgressions.

Inquiries concerning any Get The Word Out content including text, photos, video, audio and other content, or that may be related to the use of the Get The Word Out service should be addressed to The Director, Digitaliyf Pty Ltd of PO Box 3045, Newstead, 4006 Australia.