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Ah, India! Oh, India!

by Gyanvitaranam

Least active

    India has emerged as the least-active country among 18 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Japan and Singapore, walking an average of 6,533 steps daily. According to a report by fitness solutions firm Fitbit, Indians are the least active and log in only 6,533 steps daily, the least amongst all 18 countries which is 3,600 steps lesser than the average of the most active country –Hong Kong.

      Indians also get the least amount of nightly sleep on average (after Japan) at 7 hours 1 minute, which is 48 minutes lesser than the average nightly sleep of users in the UK and 32 minutes lesser than average nightly sleep of Americans.

    Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a crucial aspect for emotion regulation, memory, and the peak stage of protein synthesis at the cellular level that ensures that multiple processes in the body work properly, according to the report. But Indians get only 77....

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