Courtesy Idaho statesman
BOISE (Idaho statesman) – When the coronavirus first invaded the United States, Idaho seemed to come to life outside.
Greenbelts were stamped. Parks were filled with children. Pedestrian paths were overrun by joggers and cyclists.
But did most of us really exercise more during the pandemic?
Just the opposite. Idahoans are basically morphed into sloths, according to a new Google survey conducted by Ezvid Wiki, a video and software company. The average Idahoan is doing 42 percent less exercise than before, says a press release – and watching tons more TV.
By percentage drop, Idaho is the 9th laziest state, according to the study. Vermont is the worst, doing 67 percent less exercise. Minnesota is the best, with only 16 percent less exercise than for COVID.
Put that Cheetos bag in your mouth and consider this. The July poll featured 3,710 respondents nationwide. That’s not a humongous sample size – certainly smaller than Boise’s apparent waistline. But the result still feels staggering. We Idahos are proud to be active, right?
Can we blame our gyms for being closed? Um, not really. After the first shutdown, most are reopened.
“Despite the option of home training, it appears that many people have used lockdown to let their fitness slide,” the press release says. ‘It is therefore no coincidence that the survey also showed that Idahans watched an average of 356 hours of TV during lockdown (about 32 hours a week). This compares with 262 hours over a comparable period of pre-locking. ”
Unfortunately, that seems very plausible. (And I still have to watch “Peaky Blinders” on Netflix.) Every parent with kids knows that kids take up a lot of screen time. In my household, tons more – despite a constant pull.
“It was found that the state of Nevada is with the fourth eye,” the press release said. ‘The residents watched the most TV of all, clocking 519 hours, or 47 per week. In fact, that’s almost seven hours a day, that’s almost like completing doing. ‘
Other findings? One in five of us admits that “they have become addicted to TV since shutting down” and “almost half of the adults (46 percent) even admit that they have watched TV during working hours.”
We also seem to be proud of our loafing: “57 percent say they enjoyed being lazy at lockdown.”
However, it is too hot outside today to practice today. Do you have another Cheetos left?
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