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Sitting is killing you, the truth about sitting

Wheater tending our crops or hunting wild boar, most of our lives as humans were lived on our feet. But with the advent of TV, computer and the desk job, we’re sitting down more than ever before in history: 9,3 hours a day, even more time than we spend sleeping (7.7 hours). Our bodies weren’t built for that, and it’s starting to take its toll. You might want to stand up for this.

Sitting increases risk of death up to 40%.

Sitting 6+ hours per day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within 15 years than someone who sits less than 3. Even if you exercise.

Sitting makes us fat.

Obese people sit for 2.5 more hours per day than think people.

1 in 3 americans is obese.

• Between 1980 and 2000:
• Exercise rates stayed the same
• Sitting time increased 8%
• Obesity doubled

Sitting expends almost no energy.

Effects of sitting aren’t just long term though. Your body goes into meltdown the moment you sit down.

How sitting wrecks your body

As soon as you sit:

• Electrical activity in the leg muscles shuts off
• Calorie burning drops to 1 per minute
• Enzymes that help break down fat drop 90%

After 2 hours:

Good cholestetrol drops 20%

After 24 hours:

Insulin effectiveness drop 24% and risk of diabetes rises.

How to get out of your chair alive

For many of us, sitting for 8 hours a day at our job is inevitable. But it’s the extra sitting outside of work that turns a serious problem deadly.

The recommended 30 minutes of activity per is not enough. Interrupt sitting whenever you can and do:

• Stretching
• Walking/Marching in place
• Jumping Jacks

Walking burns 3-5 times the calories that sitting does. Take every opportunity to walk around the office.

Get off the couch

Those who sit 3 hours or more per day watching TV are 64% more likely to die from heart disease.

Of those who sit in front of the TV 3 hours per day, those who exercise are just as fat as those who don’t.

Each extra hour of watching TV = 11% higher death risk.

Take the extra step

Sitting time adds up, whether it’s at the desk or in the car. Walk, ride your bike and take stairs instead of the elevator. Also, interrup sitting time whenever you can.

Sitting at 135 degrees puts less strain on your back than hunching forward or even sitting straight.

The human body simply isn’t built to sit for long periods of time.

A hundred years ago, when we were all out toiling in the fields and factories, obesity was basically nonexistent. But since we can’t exactly run free in the fields til the end of our days, we have to help our bodies in other ways. we have to stand for our right to stand up.