Indonesia laziest country in the world

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If you've ever wondered which country leads the way in terms of staying fit each day, your queries have been answered.

Smartphone data from more than 700,000 people has been collated by scientists to show just how active different parts of the world are.

And residents of Hong Kong can proudly claim to be the fittest, walking an average of 6,880 steps each day - the equivalent to around three-and-a-half miles (6km).

But those living in Indonesia appear to be the laziest, managing just 3,513, according to Stanford University researchers.

By comparison, Britons walk 5,444 steps on a daily basis, less than three miles (5km), tipping their US counterparts who manage just 4,774.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4688148/Do-live-world-s-laziest-country.html#ixzz4nAs72bAC
 

Mark

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It would interesting to know what cities the data came from. Jakarta is one of the world's most pedestrian unfriendly cities and it's not alone in Indonesia. Even walking around Ubud sucks and is dangerous. In any event, the data came from smart phone users so it discounts the millions of rural farmers who I'm sure walk a hell of a lot more than 3500 steps a day. As Mark Twain said, there are lies, damn lies and statistics...
 

tintin

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It would interesting to know what cities the data came from. Jakarta is one of the world's most pedestrian unfriendly cities and it's not alone in Indonesia. Even walking around Ubud sucks and is dangerous. In any event, the data came from smart phone users so it discounts the millions of rural farmers who I'm sure walk a hell of a lot more than 3500 steps a day. As Mark Twain said, there are lies, damn lies and statistics...
In Jakarta, a pedestrian is lucky to make it to the end of his/her day...