Fig. 1

A cross-sectional association between 24-h compositional physical behaviors and self-rated health among 136 white-collar workers (A), 481 manufacturing workers (B) and 130 cleaners (C). For each occupation, we predicted the daily time-use composition of physical behaviors associated with the best 5% (defined as the “Sweet-Spot,” illustrated by dark green area) self-rated health, 5–10% (green area) and 10–15% (light green area) self-rated health. The gray colored area illustrates the 24-h distribution of physical behaviors for the adults we have data on. The black dot illustrates the mean composition of each occupation. The red arrow indicates the direction of physical behavioral change concordant with the advice “sit less–move more.” The black arrow indicates the direction of physical behavioral change toward the “Sweet-Spot” for better health