The truth that sitting for a long time hurts the body
Everybody gets it
How long is sitting considered sedentary?
What are the dangers of sitting for too long?
If you are not allowed to sit soon
How to maximize it
What about reducing damage?
Let's take a look!
How long to sit
算 "久坐"?
Low energy consumption behaviors such as sitting, reclining, or lying down for long periods of time while awake are sedentary behaviors.
Doctors said that with the continuous advancement of metabolic research in various fields, sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time has actually changed the body's metabolism slightly.
Therefore, some people think that sitting for more than 30 minutes may have an impact on human health.
The longer you sit
The risk of disease is greater
A 2022 study published in The Lancet found that people who spent more than 6 hours a day had a 26.7% increased risk of 12 chronic diseases, including ischemic heart disease, diabetes, depression, migraine, gout, and more, compared to those who spent less than 2 hours a day.
If possible, it is best to get up and move in 30-40 minutes.
If you can't get up and move, you can do some stretching exercises on the seat.
A 5-minute break, listening to music, and doing work-in-office exercises is also a good protection for your eyes.
3 changes
Reduces sedentary damage
Some bad habits and postures can aggravate the injury, and there are 3 details that should be done while keeping up with the movement.
Get rid of the habit of stilting your legs
This unconscious action can cause a series of problems, such as knee damage, scoliosis, pelvic tilt, high and low shoulders, etc., and even reduce sperm motility, which should be corrected.
Place a lumbar pillow on the back of the chair
Doing so can produce a certain bulge on the back of the chair, maintain the normal physiological curvature of the lumbar spine, and reduce the damage to the waist caused by sitting for a long time.
Avoid sitting only halfway in chairs
Some people are accustomed to sitting only half of the chair, with their backs leaning on the back of the chair and their waists hanging in the air, which hurts their waists a lot. When sitting, you should keep your hips close to the back of the chair and support your waist with cushions so that your waist remains in an S-curve.
In short, always remind yourself not to sit still for more than 50 minutes, even if you get up to get water and go to the toilet.
If you can't sit for a long time, keep up with the exercise, preferably at a moderate intensity to minimize the damage of sitting for a long time.
Source: Health China, Health Times, Life Times, People's Daily Science Editor: Zheng Junji Preliminary review: Zhang Yinxian Review: Lin Chaoqun Final review: Xiao Jiuhui Business cooperation, news clues, and cracking down on fake news reports: 0598-2322923 Submission email: [email protected]
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