You sit a lot for work, but what about what you do after work? Any extra places to add activity there? Also, I think in the Us it is similar to Australia - lots of driving, very little walking, unless forced :)
Yeah, the distances are just too far. We live out in the country too, so walking on the road where people are going 55 MPH is kind of dangerous. During the summer I usually get extra steps mowing the lawn or disc golfing with my friend, but the weather has been so hot and muggy lately that isn't much of an option. We've also been dealing with poor air quality from the Canadian wild fires. Those are just excuses though, when that stuff isn't going on I probably get just as few steps.