How to alleviate the harm of sedentary

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Do you "sit" all day at work and stare at the computer and TV all night when you come home from work? Did you know that sitting in a chair or sofa for more than six hours a day can lead to a series of annoying problems? Look at these worrying facts: the risk of heart disease will increase by nearly 64 percent, seven years of quality of life will be reduced, and the risk of some kind of cancer will increase. Let's take a look at the following.

How to alleviate the harm of sedentary

First: the moment you sit down, when you sit down, the electrical activity in your muscles decreases, and the calorie burning rate drops to one calorie per minute, which is one third of the calories you burn when you walk. If you are sedentary for 24 hours, the glucose supply to insulin will be reduced by 40%, which may eventually lead to type 2 diabetes.

Second: sit for six hours a day. Two weeks later, in the first five days after sedentary lifestyle, your body's triglycerides (fat molecules), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (also known as bad cholesterol) and insulin resistance will rise. This means that muscles don't absorb fat and blood sugar levels rise, which increases the risk of obesity. After two weeks, the muscle will begin to atrophy and VO2max will decrease. That is to say, you will find it difficult to climb stairs and run at this time. Even if you exercise every day, the deterioration of your body function will appear after you finish your exercise.

Third: sit for six hours a day. One year later, the long-term effects of sitting are gradually obvious. According to nature, sedentary can lead to weight gain and high cholesterol. Studies on women have shown that if they sit for more than six hours a day, their bones can be reduced by as much as 1% a year and their hips can be enlarged.

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If you sit for six hours a day, 10-20 years later, the sedentary lifestyle lasts for 10-20 years, which means you lose seven years of high quality life (the life you want to live). It increases the risk of death from heart disease by 64% and the risk of prostate or breast cancer by 30%. Do you think these are terrible? In fact, it's easy to eliminate the negative effects of sedentary.