Want more free time? Danes, Spaniards, and Belgians have most daily play time

Samantha Shankman

May 30th, 2013 at 3:01 AM EDT

Photo Credit: Danes ride their bikes through Torvegade København, Denmark. Flickr / Stig Nygaard

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Taking time for daily travels - whether to a cafe, park, or bike ride - is an important indicator of work-life balance and have significant impacts on the movement and culture of a city.

Workers in Denmark have the most daily leisure time of any of their European neighbors. Even if Danes spent 10 hours a day eating and sleeping, they'd still have just over six hours to watch TV, take a bike ride, or visit a nearby town. The same goes for residents of Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway where residents have more than 15.5 hours devoted to leisure and per

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