Work From Home Arrangements Increases Sedentary Behaviour, Study Shows

While higher levels of physical activity may be somewhat moderating, anxiety and stress have increased—a possible reflection of the pandemic itself.

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Work-from-home arrangements—one of the “legacies” of the pandemic—has seen a large number of working adults “stressed and sedentary,” as individuals, employers, and policymakers navigate their way around the impacts of this work setting in the post-pandemic world.

According to a study published in Travel Behaviour and Society, almost two in three Australian adults reported higher levels of sitting, alongside increased levels of stress and anxiety from working at home.