SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING

“Living a sedentary lifestyle can be dangerous to your health.” 

Legs and gluteals 
sitting for long periods can lead to weakening and wasting away of the large leg and gluteal muscles. These large muscles are important for walking and for stabilising you.

Weight 
moving your muscles helps your body digest the fats and sugars you eat. If you spend a lot of time sitting, digestion is not as efficient, so you retain those fats and sugars as fat in your body. Even if you exercise but spend a large amount of time sitting, you are still risking health problems, such as metabolic syndrome.

Hips and Back 
sitting causes your hip flexor muscles to shorten, which can lead to problems with your hip joints. Sitting for long periods can also cause problems with your back, especially if you consistently sit with poor posture or don’t use an ergonomically designed chair or workstation. Poor posture may also cause poor spine health such as compression in the discs in your spine, leading to premature degeneration, which can be very painful.

Heart disease 
sitting for long periods has been linked to heart disease.

Stiff neck and shoulders 
if you spend your time hunched over a computer keyboard, this can lead to pain and stiffness in your neck and shoulders.