Prolonged sitting can have negative effects on your health. At the Marc Bony Chiropractic Center in Mataró, we explore how chiropractic adjustments can help you combat these effects. Learn more about how to improve your well-being through chiropractic care and natural health.
Sitting can lead to death
The Medical Billing and Coding Organization It recently published a high-impact report on the effects of sitting for too many hours at a time, titled “Sitting Is Killing You.” This study describes the harmful effects on health and performance of the lifestyle that most of us have adopted.
Until not too many years ago, when we were farmers or hunters, we spent almost our entire lives standing. With the advent of TV, computers, and desk jobs… we now spend more time sitting than ever before in history: 9.3 hours a day—even more than we spend sleeping (7.7 hours).
>Our bodies weren't designed for this, and that's why we're starting to pay the price.
Maybe it's hereIt's time to take action!
Some interesting facts:
- Sitting increases the risk of death in the 40%: Sitting for more than six hours a day makes us more likely to die in the next 15 years than someone who sits for less than three hours a day—even if we exercise. Studies show that simply reducing the number of hours we spend sitting solves the problem.
- Sitting makes us to gain weight: Obese people spend more than 2.5 hours a day sitting than people who are not obese.
- Between 1980 and 2000, physical activity levels remained the same, time spent sitting increased by 8%, and obesity doubled.
- While we're sitting here, We use virtually no energy, Walking uses up quite a bit of energy, and climbing stairs uses up even more.
- The effects of sitting for too long aren't just long-term; the moment we sit down, the body begins a alteration process.
Some examples about how sitting down takes a toll on our bodies; as soon as we sit down, electrical activity in our leg muscles stops. Calorie burn drops to 1 per minute!
Enzymes that help break down fat decrease by 90%. Within 2 hours, “good” cholesterol decreases by 20%; within 24 hours, insulin sensitivity decreases by 24%, and the risk of diabetes increases.
People who work while sitting are twice as likely to have cardiovascular problems as people who work standing up.
How can we get through this problem?
For many people, sitting for eight hours a day at work is unavoidable. But it's the time spent sitting after work that turns a serious problem into a dangerous one.
The thirty minutes a day The recommended walks aren't enough. Try to take breaks and get up as often as possible—any reason is a good one, even if it's just for a few moments.
Do some stretching, take a walk around the office (walking burns 3 to 5 times more calories than sitting), and even in stressful situations, do a few small jumps (it also oxygenates the brain).
Get off the couch! People who spend more than 3 hours a day watching TV are 64% more likely to die of a heart attack than those who don't.
Among these people who spend 3 hours a day watching TV, those who exercise are just as overweight as those who don't. For every additional hour spent in front of the TV, the risk of death increases by 11%.
Try making that extra conscious effort…, the time we spend sitting is relentless: it adds up throughout the day, whether at the office or in the car. Just walk, go for a bike ride, take the stairs instead of the elevator…
Try to take breaks from sitting as often as possible. And when you have no choice but to sit, don’t forget to maintain proper posture: leaning forward at a 70-degree angle (staring right at the screen) isn’t good, and neither is sitting at a 90-degree angle. Lean back at a 135-degree angle to reduce strain and tension on your back.
In summary, The human body is not designed to sit for long periods of time.. A hundred years ago, when we were working in the fields or in factories, obesity was basically nonexistent.
But since we can no longer move freely in the open countryside, we need to provide our bodies with the necessary strategic movement so that our current lifestyle does not negatively affect our health and performance.
Have a great workout, everyone!
The Medical Billing and Coding Organization
