Sitting! The average American does it for 10 hours a day. While this position may be so comfortable, it’s completely unnatural for the human body. When you sit down, your arteries, veins, nerves, internal organs, and muscles become compressed, negatively impacting many systems in your body
0:00 - Introduction
0:37 - How prolonged sitting damages the body
1:04 - Impact of sitting on the skeletal and muscular system
1:55 - Impact of sitting on the respiratory system
2:39 - Impact of sitting on the digestive system
3:09 - Impact of sitting on the respiratory system
4:00 - Impact of sitting on the lymphatic, urinary, and nervous systems
5:07 - A bit about the modern lifestyle
6:33 - How to mitigate sitting risks
8:11 - Conclusion
And research has shown that sedentary behavior is consistently linked to more than 30 chronic diseases and conditions. Persistently immobile people experience a 100% increased risk of contracting type 2 diabetes and a 147% increased risk of contracting heart disease.
So, avoid prolonged sitting and stay healthy!
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About Practical Health channel
The mission of the Practical Health channel is to share scientific knowledge and personal experience related to a healthy lifestyle. So, everyone will live a healthy and productive life!
In this channel, Andrey Titov, PhD shares his personal experience and provides practical steps on health and performance optimization. The key focus is to use a data-driven approach (a lot of actual body tests) in optimizing the 4 key pillars of wellbeing
• Nutrition/ diet - calorie balance, healthy food, controlling appetite
• Exercise/ sport - weekly schedule
• Sleep - getting asleep and waking up fast, having a great night sleep
• Mindfulness - enjoying life and staying happy
Why Prolonged Sitting is So Bad for Our Body
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