What Sitting All Day Is Doing To You And How You Can Prevent It

Sitting all day at home or at work can
wreak havoc on your health. I will share
with you below, what too much sitting
can do to you, and what you can do to
fight back.

You might be saying, “But I go to work
from Monday to Friday or Saturday”. Of
course you do but you may spend the
majority of your day sitting without
even realizing it.

From the time you get
to work until the time you leave in the
evening, you might barely move a
muscle except during break and lunch
times. Modern technologies make this
possible.

With cars you do not even need to
get up to grab a meal.

Elevators allow you to get around
the building without using stairs.

Email and text messages let you
conduct business without getting up
to meet a colleague face-to-face.

Remote controls let you control the
television, and home alarm system
without standing up.

While these technologies can make life
more comfortable and make work
easier, they can also be harming your
health. Have you ever sat nearly
motionless for a couple of hours and
noticed that you feel sleepy and
drowsy? When you sit for so long, you
do not get to benefit from having
increased blood flow to your brain the
way you do when you are moving. That
can make you sleepy, less productive,
and less alert.

According to research, sitting for too
long, whether at home or at work, can
make you more likely to become
depressed.
First, when you sit all day, your
metabolism is slower than if you are
moving around periodically.

Without the extra calorie burn, we can gain
weight more easily. Below are some of
the likely harmful results of sitting
always.
Higher levels of “bad” LDL
cholesterol.
Lower levels of “good” HDL
cholesterol.
Higher blood sugar levels, or less
insulin sensitivity.
Higher blood pressure.

These effects can increase your risk for
heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

SOLUTION.....

Do squats, stretching or arm swings.

Walk around your office or house as you talk on the phone.

Have a question for your co-worker
down the hall? Don’t shoot him an
e-mail; walk to his cubicle and ask
him face to face.

If you take a bus or cab to work,
you can get off some blocks before
your office and walk.

If you have your own car find a distant parking
spot so that you walk for a few
minutes before and after work.

Good luck…