Reducing sedentary behaviours by increasing activities of daily living

This chapter will be focused on defining the most common sedentary behaviours among the general population to provide a clear understanding of how they can be avoided. Health outcomes of sedentary behaviours reduction will be presented to acknowledge the positive effects of the interventions on the population’s health. Then, the available intervention methodologies on reducing sedentary behaviours and their effectiveness will be discussed, thereby providing tools for the reader to manage the issue within the most common environments.