Britain Ranked One Of The Laziest Countries In The World

 

                   

 

Curled from Daily Mail UK's website

 

Brits the length and breadth of the country are currently gripped by London 2012 Olympic fever.
While many Brits are hugely inspired by the phenomenal achievements of the athletes, the sad reality is that only a minority of Brits share the same enthusiasm for being active. Scientific journal The Lancet has carried out a global study, including results from 122 countries, to establish which nations are the laziest.

 The UK, it found was one of the most inactive countries, with a staggering 63.3% of the population being inactive. It was ranked eighth laziest country in the world. The UK was put to shame when compared with its US friends. The study found just over 40 per cent of those in North America were inactive, putting it in the 46th spot
 TOP 20 LAZIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

20 - Bhutan: 52.3% inactive
19 – South Africa: 52.4% inactive
18 – Ireland: 53.2% inactive
17 – Italy: 54.7% inactive
16 – Cyprus: 55.4% inactive
15 – Turkey: 56.0% inactive
14 – Iraq: 58.4% inactive
13 – Namibia: 58.5% inactive
12 – Dominican Republic: 60.0% inactive
11 – Japan: 60.2% inactive
10 – Malaysia: 61.4% inactive
9 – United Arab Emirates: 62.5% inactive
8 – Britain: 63.3% inactive
7 – Kuwait: 64.5% inactive
6 – Micronesia: 66.3% inactive
5 – Argentina: 68.3% inactive
4 – Serbia: 68.3% inactive
3 – Saudi Arabia: 68.8% inactive
2 – Swaziland: 69.0% inactive
1 – Malta: 71.9% inactive