TAKE A BREAK FROM YOUR DESK.
This can be as simple as standing up for a
phone call, or walking up and down the
stairs for your meal. Try to space this activ-
ity throughout the day, so you do not sit
for more than an hour without a break.
EXERCISE REGULARLY.
Flexibility, cardiovascular, strength training
and general body wellness
SIT BETTER.
Attaining proper posture
is one of the most
important things you can
do for your body. Here
are some pointers to get
you started
Ask: how many hours do you sit every day?
Martha Grogan, cardiologist, Mayo Clinic explains “For
people who sit most of the day, their risk of heart attack is
about the same as smoking”
Also, James Levine, MD, PhD notes that “Today, our bod-
ies are breaking down from obesity, high blood pressure,
diabetes, cancer, depression, and the cascade of health
ills and everyday malaise that come from what scientists
have named sitting disease.”
HERE ARE SOME MORE FACTS:
Scientists at the Pennington
Biomedical Research Center in
Louisiana analyzed the lifestyles of
more than 17,000 men and women
over about 13 years, and found
that people who sit for most of the
day are 54 percent more likely to
die of heart attacks.
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LIFESTYLE
| HEALTH
TOP TIPS FOR FIGHTING
SITTING DISEASE
SITTING
DOWN
,
which most
of us do for
at least eight
hours or more
each day,
might be
one of the
worst things
we do for our
health.
GOOD POSTURE.
Stand and walk straight
Fortunately, there are a few simple things
you can do to fight sitting disease:
The term “Sitting Disease” has been coined by the scientific community and is commonly used
when referring to the ill-effects of an overly sedentary lifestyle.
BY JOHN-KENNEDY NNANNA
