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“There used to be this whole notion of no pain, no gain,” says study co-author Keith Diaz, an assistant professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

The common routine of sitting at work all day, then plopping down on the couch all evening horrify experts like Keith Diaz, an assistant professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University.

The trend seen in the United States is also seen in much of the developed world, said Dr. John Rowe, a professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.