(Newswire.net — January 22, 2015) — The only action we do our entire life without even noticing is sitting. It is so incorporated in everything we do that we don’t even consider it an action for our body. But it is, and it’s lethal scientists said.
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that this kind of sedentary behavior increases our chances of getting a disease or a condition that will kill us prematurely, even if we exercise.
After analyzing 47 students, researchers from Toronto came to a conclusion that sedentary behavior is one of the causes of various deadly diseases, even if we work out. Of course, the more we exercise, the lower the impact of the sedentary behavior.
Comparing the data from the people who exercise and those who don’t, researchers find that the sitting we typically do in everyday behavior outweighs the benefit we get from exercise.
One of the most common diseases caused by sitting is cardiovascular, chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and even cancer.
According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity is the fourth-leading risk factor for developing some of the diseases that eventually kill us.
Prolonged sitting, however, increase significantly the odds we could develop a deadly disease prematurely. In fact, sitting for eight to 12 hours or more a day, increased the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 90%, researchers said.
Giving that the modern civilization is sitting oriented, the question is what we could do to diminish the threat.
The study authors actually did make some simple suggestions, which could help us sit less. One is to just be aware of how much you are sitting. If we are aware that sitting slowly kills us, we will reduce it as much as we can or exercise more, the scientists say.
One of the solutions of how to reduce sitting at work is to try a standing desk or one of those fitness chairs with a ball instead of a seat. Nonetheless, we need to make it a goal to stand up or walk around for a minute or two once every half an hour.
If we watch TV at night, one of the things we might doo according to researchers is to use break to walk around or stretch. At least, we could simply stand up during the commercials, scientists advice.