In new research experts have warned that people should beware of their chair because spending long time in chair can increase the risk of lethargic metabolism, high blood pressure and gain in weight. When an average person sitting down in chair for under nine hours a day at office or at home then daily workout is not able to counteract the risk of being seated for too long.
Prolonged sitting should carry a public health warning, quoted by Swedish scientist in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In standing various muscles are engaged such as shoulders, legs and back while in sitting body does not have to face any physical dare instead sitting forces it to an inactive state. Moreover long time sitting expands your waistline, explain researchers.
Action of standing can burn a few calories but if it is done for sufficient times a day then it can really make a difference. One can easily burn thirty to fifty extra calories a day that is enough to prevent gain of weight. The desk bound and couch potatoes are more prone to suffer health problems related to weigh gain than those who move about recurrently, found Swedish researchers.
The term sedentary is often mistaken by people with no exercise. If someone walks for thirty to fort minutes a day or goes to gym, but sits rest of the time then such people are still described as having a sedentary lifestyle, said Stuart Biddle, a professor in exercise psychology at Loughborough University.
It is not only the weigh gain that makes sitting down as health worry but something creepy can happen when you are inactive too long at a time. In trail over mice, have shown that matters that are produced only when muscles are being used play a vital role in metabolizing sugars and fats. In sitting vital part of metabolism slows down.
This ultimately causes disorders like diabetes. Frequent movement is important for maintain good posture. The human spine is not planned to spend long hours of sitting and by doing so can lead to mess with posture, explains Sammy Margo, spokesperson for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists. Prolonged sitting can lead to tightening of muscles and joints so much that your body moves less freely and is more prone to pain and injury.