Even if you do not take alcohol, smoke or use hard substances, you can still suffer some of the side effects of those habits for prolonged sitting for more than ten hours. Health practitioners and health educators have listed the side effects of sitting and lying down for hours without any physical activity.
Most corporate workers sit at their desks for hours, replying to emails and working with little or no activity. Health practitioners say this habit is far from healthy.
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Aproko Doctor Explains What Happens When You Sit for Prolonged Hours Without Moving
Egemba Chinonso, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, gave details about the side effects of prolonged sitting for more than 10 hours without movement or physical activity, and he explained what you can do to prevent them.
According to him, sitting for long periods means your metabolism slows down. You gain weight, your muscles weaken and your bones lose strength. Blood circulates less around your body, and inflammation increases. In the long term, sitting for hours:
- Raises your risk of heart disease to the same level as that of people who smoke.
- Causes Type 2 diabetes, because without physical activity you have a high chance of developing it.
- Causes obesity.
- Raises your risk of stroke.
- Causes high blood pressure.
- Causes anxiety and depression.
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A Chiropractor Warns That Eight Hours in a Chair Compresses Your Spine
Dr Haleemah, a chiropractor, also explains that sitting for eight hours at a stretch compresses your spine, tightens your hip flexors and slows your blood flow. Over time, this leads to back pain, poor posture and heart problems.
Why You Should Stand, Stretch and Walk, Even if Your Job Keeps You at a Desk
Health practitioners advise you to take breaks while you work, walk around and do some physical exercise. If your job requires you to sit at a desk for hours, stand up and stretch. Even a two-minute walk can undo the damage to your health. Your health matters.
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