September 29, 2013

Too long periods of sitting significantly reduce the life expectancy of people who work in offices. Scientists center " Medical Coding "Recently initiated a special investigation, which confirmed that daily long seat not only makes a person weaker physically and helps set overweight But takes with him a few years of life.

According to the researchers, representatives of the male, who daily sit 6 or more hours on 20%   greater risk of dying early. In women, the risk increased by   40% .

While sitting in the human body take place the processes that have a negative impact on his health. Reduced muscle activity significantly suspended the process of burning calories (in a seated position the body burns just one calorie per minute), slowing metabolism. As a consequence, people with sedentary work, twice as likely to suffer   illnesses of the cardiovascular system   compared to those whose work involves physical activity.

Despite the danger of such a way of life in recent times modern man started to spend on seat 9, 5 hours per day . That is, he sits for more than sleeping. To rid yourself of the risks associated with the disease, the researchers are advised not only to visit the gym, but also reduce the time to seat 3:00   daily.

To little avoid harmful consequences of prolonged sitting should be periodically rise from the table and do short walks . In addition, we should not ignore any opportunity to rise from a chair and walk at least in the next room.

Previously, doctors have reported that a sedentary and, therefore, dangerous to a healthy lifestyle is about one third of the inhabitants of our planet. According to researchers, the degree of harm to the health of a sedentary lifestyle can safely equate to smoking.