One thing we can’t do without is sitting because we tend to sit while working, while driving, when reading, watching tv, relaxing and the likes without paying attention to the prolonged effect this lifestyle could have on our health in years to come. If you are accustomed to sitting more than 6 hours a day, then you should be expecting to feel it’s aftermath in the next 20 years. This is because sitting long hours could increase the risk of heart problems by 64 percent and the risk of breast and prostate cancer by 30 percent thereby reducing an individual’s lifespan.
According to a study, it was discovered that there was a greater health hazards for people who sat 8-9 hours a day with its effect more acute in those who didn’t exercise regularly as they are exposed to a 40 percent higher risk of death. By sitting long, you tend to sabotage the lymphatic system responsible for controlling the risk of infections. Lymph vessels which are controlled by rhythmic muscle contractions in the leg could be distorted also by sitting long hours and as a result alter the job of the lymphatic system.
With all these, it is believed that an average person uses more than half of his day time sedentary, either working on the computer, watching Tv, attending lectures or being attached to other engagements making it almost impossible to eradicate sitting for long hours.
What’s the way out?
Geekwrapped, a science team with the aid of an infographic has summarized why sitting is unarguable unhealthy for us and proffered lifestyle solutions on how to improve our health by smarter ways of sitting, keeping tabs of your activities, standing up more often in between sedentary hours, engaging in yoga and lot more beneficial ways of preventing further health vulnerability.
