Is sitting harmful for body? Know the side effects of sitting and how it affects you
Sitting harmful for body: According to a report published in Mayo Clinic, people who sit in front of computer for more than 5 hours are more likely to die sooner than the other person.
According to another media report, 3.5% of people die every year due to sitting continuously for three to four hours. According to a report published in American Journal of Epidemiology, people who sit for more than 6 hours are 34% more likely to get cardiovascular disease than a normal person.
According to a report published in Diabetology, sitting continuously for 6 hours ends insulin sensitivity. Due to which the problem of insulin resistance starts occurring and type 2 diabetes occurs.
Do not sit continuously for more than 3 hours, otherwise you will have to face these diseases
- Sitting for more than 3 hours increases the possibility of depression and anxiety, it affects the brain and negative thoughts come to the mind.
- According to a report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, people who sit for more than 8 hours have 13% more chances of becoming old than normal people.
- Sitting for more than 4 hours increases the possibility of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart related diseases recurring.
- Sitting at one place for a long time can also cause obesity because the metabolism becomes weak due to sitting.
- Sitting for a long time also causes problems in the spine because the ligaments of the spine get stretched.
How long should one sit?
According to the Charity Just Report, a person should sit for a maximum of 4 hours. There are low chances of getting sick due to this and apart from that, sitting for 4 to 8 hours has a medium risk of getting sick and sitting for 8 to 11 hours has a high risk that you will get some disease or the other.
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