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Sitting time and break planner

Turn a workday sitting estimate into weekly hours and a realistic schedule of short movement breaks.

01 · Your editable starting point

Your editable starting point

Change the values you know. Every result updates instantly in your browser.

03 · What the numbers mean

What the numbers mean

See weekly sitting time and build a simple plan for movement breaks.

Your resultWhat the numbers mean
Sitting per week5 days40 hours
Planned breaks per day30 minutes15
Movement from breaks per dayWHO advises limiting sedentary time and replacing it with activity of any intensity, but does not set one universal safe sitting limit or mandatory break interval. The interval here is your planning choice.45 minutes
Movement from breaks per week5 days225 minutes

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