At a time when cultural norms and the pull of technology are leading to more time in front of screens, there's growing evidence that this can harm our physical and mental health. "Sedentary behavior is very bad," 

Humans are meant to move, and though binge-watching your favorite streaming shows may be fun in the moment, if this behavior sets in as a daily habit, you're probably spending too much time on the sofa and not enough time interacting with people or moving.

"The rate of mental health problems is increasing in close correlation with the deterioration in lifestyle factors,". As helpful as smartphones and internet-based technologies are in making our lives convenient, it's common for people to sit for hours and hours playing video games or scrolling.

"We know that long periods of being sedentary are an independent risk factor for depression, independent from how much exercise you get," . So even if you go out for a 30-minute jog or bike ride every day, if you then spend most of the day in front of a screen, it can have a deleterious effect on your mental health.