Sitting has a great effect on our health. Unfortunately, this one is negative.
Our bodies were made to move, so sitting too much can cause many Health issues.
Working at a computer usually involves sitting for hours. Despite the large selection of ergonomic products and exercise in the workplace, scientists are convinced that continuous long-term sitting harm your health. The problem is that we sit not only at work, but also at home, on the way to work, in a cafe... so we spend most of the day sitting around!
The moment you sit down, the electrical activity in your legs stops. The number of calories you burn is reduced to 1 kcal per minute, the production of an enzyme that breaks down fats drops by 90 percent. After two hours of sitting, good cholesterol drops by 20 percent.
It's hard to imagine that something as simple as sitting down can have such a detrimental effect on your health, isn't it?
Let's see what health problems can arise from sitting for too long.
Low power consumption
Research proves that sitting too long at a desk and being inactive reduces your thermogenesis activity (heat production: if it's higher, fat melts faster), causing fat cells to accumulate in the body. The consequences can be obesity, disorders in the metabolic system, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Slower metabolism
V research it is stated that the reduction of muscle contractions that occur when sitting still for long periods of time slows down the clearance of fat from blood cells and reduces the effect of insulin. This can lead to weight gain, constipation and poor sleep.
Improper posture
Research proves that your posture also suffers from hours of hunched over the keyboard. Sitting causes the pelvis to rotate backwards and puts pressure on the lumbar discs. This position forces the head forward, causing the shoulders to curve as they compensate for the weight transfer. Signs can be drooping or different height of the shoulders... It can cause headache, fatigue and tightness in the neck and shoulders.
Injuries to the spine and lower back
Prolonged static tissue loading eventually puts pressure on the lower back and stresses the surrounding muscles and joints, as can be seen from this research. Pain can occur, the lower part of the spine and the lower back can wear out.
Poor metabolism
Among other things, excessive sitting is said to slow down digestion, which reduces the ability to regulate sugar and blood pressure. Due to the poor metabolism of fat cells, the muscles and bones are also weaker, which can lead to research judging by the already mentioned diseases.
Chronic pain
After research improper sitting posture associated with prolonged sitting at a desk provokes an excessive increase in pressure on the lower part of the back pressure. Pain caused by sitting rarely starts suddenly. They usually start as a tight, burning pain down the back of the spine that won't go away. In the chronic phase, you no longer feel unpleasant pain, but chronic headaches, a feeling of immobility and tingling in the arm or leg may appear.
Rheumatic diseases
Excessive sitting weakens bones, as can be seen from research. This also explains the fact that more and more elderly people are struggling with osteoporosis. Running and walking help keep bones strong and thick.
Obesity
Sitting reduces energy consumption because the larger muscle groups in the body are not used and calorie consumption is reduced to a minimum. Research shows that this can lead to weight gain over a long period of time.
Diabetes
Research it also proves that excessive insulin production due to inactivity also results in slower oxygen circulation. This can affect weight gain and the possibility of developing diabetes.
Cancer
Research showed that the possibility of developing breast, uterine and ovarian cancer increases in women who sit continuously.
Risk of cardiovascular disease
Prolonged sitting increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by 64 percent, as evidenced research, which was conducted on a male population.
Instead of emailing or calling your colleagues in the office, walk up to them instead. When talking on the cell phone, walk around while talking. If possible, go to work on foot or by bicycle.
Your physical activity should be distributed throughout the day; if possible, get up and take a walk every 30 minutes. Your body will thank you!
