You might work all day or stay home watching the children. At some point, you just wanna relax and enjoy a good program on the TV, enjoy a book or just play with your video games. What about if those simple habits can kill you? Yes. It's that simple.
There are data that support this statement. In a new study, being in the chair for too long can increase the chances of having cardiovascular disease. In other 47 studies that investigate sedentary life, the participants develop cardiovascular disease and diabetes type 2.
Having a sedentary life can double your gaining weight. When gaining weight starts to enter our life, other problems come with it. Respiratory problems can accompany the gaining weight. Not only this matter, your legs would start to hurt and standing up each time would be a struggle. Your quality of life would decrease. Obese people sit 2.5 times more than thin people.
What happens to the body when you sit?
When we sit for long hours our legs muscles shut off, our metabolism decreases, our good cholesterol drops and the effectiveness of the insulin decreases.
Exercising can lower the chances of developing diseases. This depends on the time and the impact of the exercises that you might be doing. If your sedentary time has an average of 8-12 hours, then you might start changing your life style. By staying with these habits your chances of developing diabetes increase by 90%.
How to start?
If you are worried about this and want to start changing your routine, then here are some useful tips that can help you :
On the commercials, stretch your legs and walk around your house or apartment.
Prepare healthy snack and place them in a visible place on the fridge. This way when you open the fridge, you grab the healthy snack first.
Do a schedule and have different activities during the day and change them few times a week. (Example: Go to the park and read, call some friends and visit a place, etc)
Download an application in your mobile and start making progress each day at your time. Try 30 minutes a day and always at the same hour. Your goal should be to exercise an hour a day but don't rush it. Take your time. Good changes and permanent changes are better doing them slowly.
When you go to the grocery store, leave your car a little far away. This way you can do some exercise outside your house.
Be aware of how much you sit before sitting becomes the new smoking.