Health care costs of physical inactivity in Canadian adults

The purpose of this study was to provide a contemporary estimate of the health care cost of physical inactivity in Canadian adults. The health care cost was estimated using a prevalence-based approach. The estimated direct, indirect, and total health care costs of physical inactivity in Canada in 2009 were 2. 4 billion, 4. 3 billion, and 6. 8 billion, respectively. These values represented 3. 8%, 3. 6%, and 3. 7% of the overall health care costs.