Table 1. Summary of sedentary behaviours and light-intensity physical activities.

Posture	Activity
Lying †	1	Lying flat on back with legs straight
	2	Lying on back with both legs bent
	3	Lying on side with both legs straight
	4	Lying on side with both legs bent
Sitting ‡	5	Sitting on chair whilst watching TV with both feet on floor (knees at 90 degrees)
	6	Sitting on chair whilst watching TV with legs crossed (right leg over left leg)
	7	Sitting on a chair whilst watching TV with right foot resting on left thigh
	8	Sitting on chair whilst watching TV with legs stretched out forwards (feet touching floor)
	9	Sitting on chair whilst watching TV with legs bent backwards underneath chair
	10	Sitting on a chair with some upper body movement (typing a set statement on a computer)
	11	Sitting whilst playing games on a mobile phone
Upright	12	Standing still
	13	Washing pots
	14	Dusting (set area)
	15	Sweeping floor (set area)
	16	Self-paced free-living walk around the room

^† During all lying activities, participants were asked to keep their hands straight by their sides

^‡ During seated activities 5–9, participants were asked to keep their hands on their thighs

The velocity range of the self-paced free-living walk was approximately 3km/h to 4km/h with movement in a forward direction.