- Sedentary lifestyle is a medical term used to denote a type of lifestyle with irregular or no physical exercises.
- Sedentary lifestyle includes sitting, reading, watching television, playing certain video games, and computer use for most of the day time with a little or no vigorous physical exercises.
- Sedentary Lifestyle is commonly found in both the developed and developing world. Lack of exercise causes muscle atrophy, i.e. shrinking and weakening of the muscles and increases susceptibility to physical injury.
- National Health Interview Survey (NHIS, 2008) says that 36% of adults were considered inactive and 59% of adult respondents never participated in vigorous physical activity lasting more than 10 minutes per week.
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular disease
- Aging
- Cancer
- Diabetis
- Weak Muscles and bones
- Work efficiency
- Depression
- Your kids suffers too
Obesity
Sedentary person does not go for exercise walk or run or any type of physical exercises. There is an imbalance between energy intake and energy burned which leads a person towards obesity.
Sedentary lifestyle adversely affects circulation. When person is physically inactive the formation of block(s) within the arteries is higher.
There is a direct relation between physical inactivity and cardiovascular mortality.
- Several research works have shown that those who lead a sedentary life they aged faster.
Physically inactive people around the world are more prone to getting several types of cancers like breast cancer, colon cancer, and other types of malignant tumors.
Sedentary life can inflict on our muscles and bones. Such person don’t use muscles vigorously, so very early person reduces strength, joint structure and functioning. Thus predisposing of the diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis.
The brain activity of sedentary person get reduced, making the person less reactive and hinders the individual’s work progress and also Lack of sufficient work progress making the person depressed.
Since you don’t really mind to having a sedentary lifestyle, your kids wouldn’t mind to be sited with video games, television or computer. They would eventually develop problems of obesity and blood pressure.
How to Convert Our Sedentary Lifestyle
- While watching TV, pace or stretch.
- Take the stairs instead of elevators; If possible, walk or bike to work;
- Take a short walk-break at work
- Do your own yard works
- Play with your kids
- Skip the stop
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