Beware! Here are the Dangers of Sitting You Should Know
Lifestyle...lifestyle..lifestyle. If only people can well understand that lifestyle today has been greatly different from the lifestyle decades ago, they will be able to pinpoint that the most common causes of sickness and health risks is no other than what we eat and how we live. Our ancestors have been consuming organic and fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables. And how about us today? We choose convenience over healthy choices. Due to busy schedules we pick cans of processed foods and instead noodles and forget having green leafy vegetables. Good thing today healthy bag for lunch is now introduced! Diets now have a different definition as well.
Exercise has been also a stagnant activity. Not everyone has been capable of visiting the gym or fitness facilities. Working professionals spend more time in sitting on their desks or swivel chairs. That’s too unhealthy, do you know? And if that’s the usual lifestyle today, the longer they work, the more at risk their lifestyle will be.
Check out below why sitting can cause you health risks and damages:
1. Did you know? Studies show that sitting for 6 hours or more per day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within 15 years? That’s alarming, right?
2. Sitting makes you obese. Do you know that fat people sit for 2.5 more hours per day than thin people? Well... maybe that explains too why call center agents who are working for more than 12 hours are having that tummy-lock and gain weight as well.
3. It slows down metabolism causing problems such as indigestion and more.
4. Enzymes that are capable of breaking down fat drop to 90%.
5. Too much sitting cause back pain which can affect your work’s productivity.
6. Sitting heightened the risk of heart diseases by 200%. A really dangerous warning!
7. Extra 2 hours of sitting daily is connected to 8% risk of colon cancer.
8. Too much sitting also causes joint pains and sweeling.
9. For women, sitting causes varicose veins too.
10. You might not yet aware but sitting is also a common cause of neck pain. Ten percent of the population is actually affected by this.
With that, you might be threatened now and wondering how you can be safe from the health risks sitting can bring. So here are great points to consider:
1. Take some time to stand up for every 90 minutes.
2. Try walking, jumping jacks, and stretching. If you can’t do that due to the nature of your work, then having some steps by walking in the vicinity can help.
3. When sitting, always maintain proper posture.
3. Are you working with computers? Keep your monitor at eye level and sit an arm’s length away from your keyboard. Keep your feet on the floor.
4. Perform the couch stretch daily. You can ask a fitness trainer or a professional regarding that.
It’s all important to take note that no matter how we want to achieve success on our daily tasks and create a name for ourselves, we should not forget to take care of ourselves first. It’s imperative. It’s something to be mandatory. After all, what will be the worth of everything you’ve worked for if you can’t enjoy it because you’re struggling for your life? Right?
