We sit when we drive, watch TV and while at work in the office, that’s what’s required, but many of us know not how harmful sitting is to our health. According to research, excessive sitting has been linked with being overweight and obese, type 2 diabetes, some kind of cancer and early death.
Howbeit, studies leave us asking exactly how much sitting is bad? What level of prolonged sitting you are putting yourself at risk, and what effect would strategies such as periodic light exercise breaks have in alleviating added risk?
The study also fails to tell us who is at the greatest risk from sitting for long periods. But though the study fails to tell us all these, we have to take necessary measures to see we don’t put ourselves at risk while doing what we love to do.
Here are workable measures to apply:
- While working at a desk, be sure to get up for one to three minutes every half-hour or so and move around.
- While watching TV, stand or exercise during the advertisements (and no, don’t go stand at the open fridge).
- Monitor how much you sit, and try to reduce it by realistic increments every week. Aim for two to three fewer sedentary hours in a 12-hour day.
Getting regular exercise is good for you regardless of what you do for the rest of the day because it will not only help reduce your inactive time, it would also lower your risk of illness and improve your survival prospects.
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