Move your ass! Sitting for a long time can lead to dementia, erectile dysfunction, and 12 other diseases

Heart disease, diabetes, dementia, erectile dysfunction... the culprits of these diseases may be closely related to sitting for long periods of time. Experts urge people who sit for long periods of time to be careful of 12 hidden diseases, some of which may be fatal! What other disease risks are there from sitting for long periods of time? What should we do if we want to get rid of the threat of these "sitting diseases"?

Sitting for long periods of time is unhealthy and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

According to Dr Joe Henson of the University of Leicester in the UK, sitting for long periods of time is unhealthy and a risk factor for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. People who sit for long periods of time have higher levels of visceral and abdominal fat, and the accumulation of fat around the internal organs may also cause us to suffer from these diseases.

Sitting for long periods of time and moving little is as harmful to your body as smoking

By definition, anyone who sits for more than six hours a day is considered to be living a sedentary lifestyle. Dr. James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic at Arizona State University, also has a famous saying: "Sitting for a long time and moving little is as harmful to the body as smoking."

Miranda Esmond, a North American stretching expert, mentioned in her new book "Zero Pain Stretching Exercises" that sitting for a long time and doing little exercise can slow down or even completely stop some important mechanisms of the body. Once the body's circulation slows down, sediment begins to accumulate in the arteries, the lymphatic system will not be able to excrete waste smoothly, cells begin to become insensitive to insulin, pancreatic function weakens, muscle strength gradually atrophies, and finally muscle cells begin to die.

As long as you sit for more than 6 hours a day, you are considered to be living a sedentary lifestyle.

A sedentary lifestyle with little movement is closely related to 12 major diseases.

People who sit for long periods of time should beware of these 12 major diseases

When you sit for a long time and move little, you are telling your body that you no longer need it, so your cells begin to die. Being inactive is as life-threatening as a car accident or major accident, but its severity is often overlooked, especially when we are clearly not doing anything about it, and this is the biggest problem. A sedentary lifestyle is closely related to the following diseases:

． arthritis

． Autoimmune diseases

． cancer

． Depression

． Early onset dementia

． Erectile dysfunction

． heart disease

． Muscle atrophy

． obesity

． Premature aging

． Sleep disorders

． Type 2 diabetes

Sitting for long periods of time can be fatal

In January 2015, the Annals of Internal Medicine published a meta-analysis report that found that on average, people spend more than half of their lives sitting, such as driving, taking the bus, working, watching TV, sitting at the table to eat dinner, etc. After compiling 47 studies on the impact of a sedentary lifestyle on health, Canadian researchers concluded that people who sit for longer periods of time have a significantly higher risk of dying from many diseases than those who like to move around!

The cell death caused by inactivity makes it extremely difficult to control weight, because the mitochondria in every cell of the body are the melting pot responsible for burning calories in the human body, and they will be sacrificed in the process of cell death; muscle cells will atrophy, and fat cells will proliferate. As time goes by, our bodies will become weak and loose, and increasingly stiff. Obesity becomes another negative cycle that cannot be stopped.

Get up and move around, do some moderate intensity exercise

Even if you have to sit at your desk for several hours, stand up and move around every 30 minutes. Research suggests that doing so can offset the negative effects of prolonged sitting.

In addition, research published in the Journal of Obesity suggests that to avoid the disease risks associated with prolonged sitting, it is best to aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, which may offer some protection against the harmful effects of prolonged sitting.