Why a sedentary lifestyle leads to obesity. A sedentary lifestyle increases mortality. Charging for the shoulders and chest

In our time, when in everyday life you and I need to do less and less, a sedentary lifestyle has become a real problem. If you think about it, then our day consists of a bus ride to work, sitting at the workplace for about seven to eight hours and returning to our native land. However, only ten percent of the population regularly goes in for sports.

And the remaining ninety will definitely do it tomorrow. But unfortunately, tomorrow morning “today” will come again, which means that active pastime can be postponed a little more. So it turns out that people live from year to year without much movement. And such a daily routine cannot positively affect our health.

As a result, we get a huge number of diseases, which are not so easy to get rid of. Why is a sedentary lifestyle dangerous?

Obesity as a result of a sedentary lifestyle

One of the most common consequences of a sedentary lifestyle is obesity. Indeed, take a closer look at the people around you: if they practically don’t go anywhere, eat a lot and don’t play sports, then 99% are overweight.

Obesity is caused by slow metabolism in the body due to lack of physical activity. The speed of blood circulation through our vessels also slows down. And as a result, our body stops burning most of the calories. And these "extra" calories are miraculously transformed into adipose tissue, which is formed on our hips, abdomen and legs. And it would be nice if the fat was formed only under the skin.

But unfortunately, in recent years, obesity of the internal organs is quite common. And you can’t cure such a disease with the help of physical exercises and a special diet with a sedentary lifestyle. So we advise you to think about how you look at the moment. Perhaps you should not put off losing weight until tomorrow and start doing something today.

And since you are reading our article, we hope that you have already understood what a sedentary lifestyle can lead to, made a fateful decision and are now looking for an opportunity to put your body in order. First of all, you and I need to consider the nutritional habits for people who lead a predominantly sedentary life.

For starters, forget about snacking while you work. If you have lunch from twelve to one, then be kind enough to eat at that time. And between meals you can drink tea, but without candy.

Now for the diet itself. From it it is necessary to exclude everything sweet, fried, spicy and fatty. You should also not look into all kinds of cafes, because there you will definitely be tempted by something and all your efforts will go down the drain. A prerequisite for successful weight loss is the transition to fractional nutrition.

Attention! Do not drastically reduce the amount of food intake from the first days. Such a transition usually leads to deterioration emotional state, which means that sooner or later you will break loose and buy yourself some high-calorie muck.

In addition to nutrition for a sedentary lifestyle, you should pay attention to the amount of water you drink per day. Count only pure water, not including juices, soups or yoghurts. You need to drink about one and a half to two liters per day.

By the way, a great way to lose weight and cleanse the body of toxins is considered green tea with ginger. It is advisable to use fresh ginger, then you will get a kind of vitamin cocktail. And sugar can be replaced with honey, so you can not only get rid of extra pounds, but also lower blood sugar levels.

And in order to support the body in such a difficult transition period, nuts can be included in the diet. But remember that this product is very high in calories, that is, you cannot abuse such sweets.

The complex of losing weight with a sedentary lifestyle is not only a diet, but also a certain physical activity. To get started, replace the usual comfortable chair at work with a stool. So you will be forced to keep your back straight, while straining a fairly large group of muscles. Forget about elevators, even if you live on the tenth floor, then walk up the stairs.
You won't find a better way to train your body! The first week will be very difficult, but then you will notice that each time it becomes easier to climb. By the way, if you live two or three stops from work, you can get up a little early and go there on foot. And if you are alone in the office, you can put on your headphones and dance a little in a chair.

Of course, you will not wait for inflated muscles after such movements, but we guarantee you a reduction in the layer of fat in problem areas.

And one more thing: laugh more often, because laughter also contributes to weight loss. For ten minutes of cheerful laughter, you can get rid of forty kilocalories. And this is not so little!

Problems with the musculoskeletal system

We have already told you about the increase in body fat in the body due to a sedentary life. But unfortunately, the matter is not limited to being overweight. Quite a lot of damage is done to the musculoskeletal system.

Negative consequences include:

Gradual leaching of calcium from the bones. As a result, the bones become more brittle and the likelihood of limb fractures increases;
The strength of the muscles decreases, the ligaments are stretched. As a result, a violation of coordination and the ability to position the body in space in a certain way;
Constant inflammation of the joints, which, believe me, is not very pleasant sensations. A symptom of such a disease is constant pain when bending the knees, elbows, etc.

As you can see, there is nothing pleasant in such diseases, and if you do not want to move with difficulty, you need to constantly train your muscles.

Problems with the cardiovascular system

A sedentary lifestyle is dangerous for of cardio-vascular system. After all, if you think about it, the heart is the same muscle that will be worked out if it is not trained. But, if in the case of the knee, you can slowly develop it, then such a number will not work with the heart.

Here you need serious medical treatment and constant examination by a doctor, since heart diseases can even end fatally. So don't joke about it!

In people who lead a sedentary lifestyle, the metabolism drops sharply due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body. Hence, many troubles: premature development of atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes, lung diseases ... With physical inactivity, obesity occurs, and calcium is lost from the bones. For example, as a result of a three-week forced immobility, the loss of mineral substances in a person is as much as in a year of his life. Physical inactivity leads to a decrease in the micropumping function of skeletal muscles, and the heart thereby loses its reliable assistants, which leads to various circulatory disorders in the human body and cardiovascular diseases.

At rest, about 40% of the blood does not circulate through the body, it is in the "depot". Consequently, tissues and organs are worse supplied with oxygen - this elixir of life. And vice versa, during movement, blood from the “depot” actively enters the vessels, as a result of which the metabolism increases and the human body is quickly freed from toxins.

So, for example, in muscles at rest, only 25-50 capillaries function (in 1 mm 2 of tissue). In a working muscle, up to 3000 capillaries actively pass blood through themselves. The same pattern is observed in the lungs with alveoli.

Muscle inactivity leads to impaired blood circulation in all organs, but the heart and brain suffer more often than others. It is no coincidence that patients who are forced to stay on bed rest for a long time, first of all, begin to complain of colic in the heart and headache. Earlier, when patients with myocardial infarction long time were not allowed to move, the mortality among them was much higher. Conversely, when they began to practice an early motor regimen, the percentage of recovery increased dramatically.

sedentary image of life also leads to premature aging of the human body: muscles atrophy, vitality sharply decreases, it sets working capacity, early wrinkles, memory worsens, gloomy thoughts haunt ... Therefore, longevity is impossible without an active lifestyle.

But training the body for physical activity, on the contrary, has a positive effect on the function of all organs and systems, increases the reserve capabilities of a person. So, under the influence of physical exercises, elasticity increases blood vessels, their clearance becomes larger. First of all, this applies to the vessels supplying blood to the heart muscle. Systematic physical education and sports prevent the development of vasospasm and thereby prevent angina pectoris, heart attack and other heart diseases.

To prevent blood stagnation in the body, it is necessary to “force” redistribute it between the limbs and internal organs. What needs to be done for this? Force yourself to exercise regularly. For example, during sedentary work, get up more often (several times an hour), do inclinations, squats, etc., take a deep breath, and after work, walk at least part of the way home. At home, it is useful to lie down for ten minutes, raising your legs.

It should not be forgotten that the older a person is, the less functioning capillaries remain. However, they persist in constantly working muscles. In functioning muscles, blood vessels age much more slowly than in internal organs. For example, the vessels of the legs age the fastest due to poor outflow of blood as a result of a defect in the valves of the veins. This leads to stagnation of blood, varicose veins and chronic oxygen starvation tissues with the formation of blood clots, trophic ulcers. Therefore, the muscles of the legs need to be given a feasible load throughout life, alternating it with periods of rational rest.

In a person who does not systematically engage in physical exercises, by the age of 40-50, the speed of blood movement noticeably slows down, muscle strength and depth of breathing decrease, and blood clotting increases. As a result, among such people the number of patients with angina pectoris and hypertension is sharply increasing.

At the same time, elderly people who lead an active lifestyle, pensioners who continue to work as hard as they can, do not experience a sharp deterioration in health.

Unfortunately, many older people are overly reinsured, afraid to once again go outside, limit their movements, avoid even a feasible load. As a result, their blood circulation deteriorates sharply, the respiratory excursion of the lungs decreases, the desolation of the alveoli increases, pneumosclerosis progresses rapidly and pulmonary heart failure sets in.

The sedentary lifestyle of a modern person has become one of the main causes of early atherosclerosis, pneumosclerosis, coronary disease heart and sudden death.

Numerous animal experiments testify to the same. So, for example, birds released from cramped cages, having risen into the air, died from a violation of the heart. Even captive-bred nightingales died from strong trills when they were released. This can happen to a person who leads a sedentary lifestyle.

To maintain the functioning of all organs and systems throughout life, a person must first of all take care of correct breathing. It has been established that the pulmonary artery, its inner membrane, with sufficient oxygen inhalation, activates the functions of certain hormones. This, in particular, is the basis for treatment with oxygen, oxygen foam, as well as the aromas of a number of flowers.

With insufficient oxygen supply to the human body as a result of shallow breathing, oxidative processes are disturbed with the formation of under-oxidized products with the so-called free radicals. They themselves are capable of causing a prolonged spasm of blood vessels, which is often the cause of mysterious pains in various parts of the body.

Any weakening of breathing, whether it is caused by improper breathing or little physical activity, reduces the oxygen consumption of body tissues. As a result, the amount of protein-fat complexes - lipoproteins - increases in the blood, which are the main sources of atherosclerotic deposits in the capillaries. For this reason, the lack of oxygen in the body accelerates the development of atherosclerosis in a relatively young. age.

It has been noted that people who lead a sedentary lifestyle and avoid physical labor are more likely to suffer from colds. What's the matter? It turns out that they have reduced lung function.

The lungs, as you know, consist of the smallest bubbles filled with air - the alveoli, the walls of which are densely braided with blood capillaries in the form of a very thin network. When you inhale, the alveoli, filled with air, expand and stretch the capillary network. This creates conditions for better filling them with blood. Therefore, the deeper the breath, the more complete the blood supply to both the alveoli and the lungs as a whole.

In a physically developed person, the total area of all alveoli can reach 100 m 2. And if all of them are included in the act of breathing, then special cells - macrophages - freely pass from the blood capillaries into the lumen of the alveoli. It is they who protect the alveolar tissue from harmful and toxic impurities contained in the inhaled air, neutralize microbes and viruses and neutralize the toxic substances they release - toxins.

The life of these cells, however, is short: they quickly die from inhaled dust, bacteria and other microorganisms. And the more polluted the air inhaled by a person with dust, gases, tobacco smoke and other toxic combustion products, in particular, vehicle exhaust gases, the faster the macrophages protecting us die. Dead alveolar macrophages can be removed from the body only with good ventilation of the lungs.

And if, with a sedentary lifestyle, a person breathes superficially, then a significant part of the alveoli does not participate in the act of breathing. In them, the movement of blood is sharply weakened, and these non-breathing parts of the lungs have almost no protective cells. Educated defenseless. zones and are the place where the virus or microbe, which has not encountered obstacles, damages the lung tissue and causes disease.

That is why it is so important that the inhaled air is clean, saturated with oxygen. It is better to inhale through the nose, where it is cleaned of microbes and dust, warmed and moistened, and exhalation can also be done through the mouth.

Do not forget that the deeper the breath, the larger the area of the alveoli involved in gas exchange, the more protective cells - macrophages - get into them. People who lead a sedentary lifestyle should regularly practice deep breathing on fresh air.

At inflammatory diseases respiratory organs, on the advice of a doctor, you need to exercise breathing exercises to prevent wrinkling of the alveoli, to prevent their death. At the same time, one should not forget that the lung tissue is capable of regeneration, and the lost alveoli can be restored. This is facilitated by deep breathing through the nose, with the involvement of the diaphragm, which should not be forgotten by obese people who lead a sedentary lifestyle.

A person can control his breathing, change its rhythm and depth. In the process of breathing, nerve impulses emanating from both the lung tissue itself and from the respiratory center affect the tone of the cerebral cortex. It is known that the process of inhalation causes excitation of cortical cells hemispheres, and exhalation - braking. If their duration is equal, these influences are automatically neutralized.

To give vigor, breathing should be deep, with an accelerated exhalation, which will also contribute to an increase in efficiency. By the way, this principle is clearly seen on the example of chopping wood: swinging an ax - a deep breath, hitting a log - a short, energetic exhalation. This allows a person to perform similar work for quite a long time without rest.

But a short inhalation and an extended exhalation, on the contrary, relax the muscles, calm the nervous system. Such breathing is used to move from wakefulness to a state of rest, rest and sleep.

The opening of the alveoli also contributes to an increase in intrathoracic pressure. This can be achieved by inflating, for example, rubber toy or camera from the ball. You can also do it with effort, exhaling through the lips stretched forward and folded into a tube, pronouncing the letters “f” or “fu”.

A good breathing exercise is also cheerful, perky laughter, which at the same time massages many internal organs.

In a word, in order to neutralize the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle that are detrimental to health, you need to regularly, until very old age, exercise in the fresh air, breathing exercises, harden, eat rationally. And in order for physical education and sports to bring tangible benefits, they must be practiced at least 6 hours a week.

But before you start training, be sure to see a doctor and consult with him, master the skills of self-control over your body, keep a diary of self-observation. And always and in everything observe the rules of personal and public hygiene, give up unhealthy habits.

L. N. Pridorogin, doctor.

Sedentary lifestyle (lack of exercise) This is a real disaster that has struck modern humanity. A sedentary way of life, a long time that we spend near the computer, passive rest - all this undermines the health of our body, contributes to the emergence of a number of disorders and pathologies. It is worth taking into account that most people (and this is approximately 20% of the adult population) suffering from physical inactivity are not aware of this fact.

It seems to people that they are actively working, solving many problems, taking an active part in social life. What they overlook, however, is that most of this activity takes place in a sitting position. A culture of physical activity, a responsible attitude towards one’s own body, a desire to preserve its well-being and youth for a long time - these are simple terms, which will help overcome the problem of inactivity and avoid its devastating consequences. At the same time, in most cases, it is enough to just slightly reconsider your lifestyle and interaction with the outside world. It is worth noting that improving the overall quality of your body will allow you to visit doctors less often and reduce medical costs.

If you analyze in detail what a sedentary lifestyle leads to, you can get a very disappointing picture.

Among the basic consequences of inactivity are such phenomena as:

slouch;
vision problems;
weight gain;
deterioration in physical condition;
diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
exacerbation of chronic pathologies.

It is worth noting that with age, the problems provoked by physical inactivity tend to only worsen, and some disorders become chronic.

Important! A sedentary lifestyle leads to irreversible transformations in the body, in particular, causes pathological changes in muscles, with the possibility of further atrophy.

To avoid such consequences and minimize Negative influence hypodynamia, it is worth establishing an active lifestyle, abandoning passive leisure.

Hypodynamia and excess weight

Movement is life itself, and voluntary restriction of motor activity leads to a significant decline in strength, negatively affects health, and undermines the psychological well-being of a person. A passive lifestyle naturally leads to the accumulation of extra pounds and further obesity. First of all, the health of the body suffers. A sedentary way of life directly provokes a slowdown in metabolism and the process of blood circulation. As a result, excess calories accumulate, which are transformed into body fat. For many people, especially young girls, this becomes a real problem.

The immediate consequences of accumulation excess weight are the following pathological conditions:

cardiovascular diseases;
hypertension;
increased cholesterol levels;
diabetes;
gallbladder disease;
arthritis;
oncological lesions.

In addition, the impact of hypodynamia on health is not limited to these consequences.

If a person is very concerned about the problem of excess weight and the complex of external unattractiveness resulting from it, states of mental depression, anxiety, and even depression may occur.

Important: It is worth noting that the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle for the body can be either quite short-term or longer, and even chronic.

The problem of excess weight is always associated with a number of other more or less serious pathologies, and can provoke serious disorders. Therefore, it is very important to monitor the state of your body, and prevent pathological changes.

Inactivity and cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disorders are one of the leading pathologies in the list of fatal outcomes. This fact alone makes us think about the need to reconsider our lifestyle and increase physical activity.

Please note: Physical inactivity is a direct path to diseases of the cardiovascular system and circulatory disorders. Bad influence inactivity on the human body is manifested, in particular, in the weakening of the heart muscles and dysfunction of the blood flow.

The heart, weakened by long-term passivity and circulatory disorders, begins to malfunction, and cutting pains and general weakness are possible.

The most common types of cardiovascular pathologies caused by a sedentary lifestyle are:

atherosclerosis;
cardiac ischemia;
chronic hypertension;
heart attack.

One of the reasons for the occurrence of these pathologies is that during physical inactivity, a loss of activity of fat-burning enzymes is provoked, which destroy triglycerides in the bloodstream. The result of this is a plaque that forms on the walls of blood vessels, impeding the process of blood circulation, which leads to the further development of these diseases.

Musculature and musculoskeletal system

A decrease in physical activity, naturally, leads to a loss of muscle tone and a weakening of the body as a whole. Especially important is the correct structuring of the musculoskeletal system for adolescents, whose body is just being formed. Possible diseases of the musculoskeletal system, developing as a result of insufficient activity:

osteoporosis;
scoliosis;
arthritis.

In addition, a sedentary lifestyle leads to a weakening of the vertebral muscles, increased bone fragility, and the formation of a stooped posture. All these problems can be avoided if you go in for sports in a timely manner, reconsider your lifestyle.

Practical advice: If you have previously led a sedentary lifestyle, do not immediately succumb to intense stress. It is best to turn to a professional trainer, or gradually increase the intensity of training, controlling the reactions of the body.

An active lifestyle will allow you to achieve strengthening of joints and bones - indicators of muscle strength and endurance will increase, additional energy will appear for the implementation of everyday goals and tasks, painful symptoms will completely disappear over time.

Inactivity and its influence on the psychosomatics of the body

A sedentary lifestyle is extremely dangerous for mental health. In this area, complex studies are currently being carried out, confirming negative forecasts.

A person who pays insufficient attention to physical activity is more prone to:

increased anxiety;
depression;
stress;
sleep disorders;
memory disorders;
decreased appetite;
various clinical mental illnesses.

This tendency is due to the fact that physical inactivity causes pathological changes in the body, destroys health, including at the hormonal level.

Please note: As a result of physical exercise of any kind, endorphins are released in the body, which are responsible for the psychological well-being of a person and the achievement of relaxation.

Regular activity - The best way stabilize the mental state of the body, return it to its normal form, improve health, improve overall well-being and eliminate pathological manifestations.

Physical activity as a panacea

Moderate sports, running, exercise will not only help maintain good shape body, but also relieve a number of ailments. Not to mention the fact that this is the easiest way to get rid of extra pounds.

Important: It is necessary to understand that a sedentary lifestyle destroys your health consistently and methodically, without bypassing a single organ. In particular, a sedentary lifestyle is especially harmful for men, for their potency and general physical tone.

Of course, physical activity cannot cure all diseases, but its beneficial effect on the human body has been proven.

An active lifestyle will help you achieve the following goals:

reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular pathologies;
prevent high blood pressure;
minimize the possibility of developing a diabetic condition;
reduce the risk of developing oncological pathologies in the colon and mammary gland;

Hormonal disorders, "bad" genes, overeating or a sedentary lifestyle, what is the main cause of obesity?

Obesity is a problem that is gaining momentum every year, they even talk about an epidemic in the world. One of the main reasons for gaining extra pounds is called a chronic lack of physical activity. But is a sedentary lifestyle really to blame?

Why do they appear overweight?

There are a number of reasons for obesity:

heredity
hormonal imbalance
malnutrition
lack of physical activity
stress
sleep problems
some diseases

The more of these factors present in your case, the greater the likelihood of obesity.

Obesity is "written" in the genes

If your parents are obese, then the likelihood that you will also have extra pounds is quite high, because the predisposition to obesity is “written” in the genes. Moreover, the same amount of physical activity for different people may have different effects. For some of us, exercising in the gym gives quick and noticeable results. Others need to spend much more time and effort to achieve a similar result. It turns out that this is also written in our genes and different people have different sensitivities to different ones.

Are hormones to blame?

Obesity in the body changes the ratio of certain hormones. But hormones play an important role in the regulation of many processes in the body. Hormones control the work of organs and systems, speed up or slow down metabolism, regulate appetite, and can even “turn on” cravings for more high-calorie foods.

In the blood of obese people, there is an insufficient amount of hormones responsible for many metabolic processes in the body. Such a shortage causes metabolic disorders and contributes to the deposition of extra pounds.

And yet, when they talk about the problem of obesity, the issues of nutrition and movement come first. Excessive food, together with a lack of physical activity, leads to the fact that we consume more calories than we expend. This is considered the main cause of obesity.

We eat too much and spend too little

Man was created by nature in such a way that he strives to “eat in reserve” and does not feel the craving for movement unnecessarily. After all, earlier people had to move a lot in order to get enough food for themselves. But now everything has changed. We can eat as much tasty and high-calorie food as we want, and at the same time we do not have to strain to get it. Our food is too high in calories and we eat it too fast. large quantities. But a lot of food gives too much energy that we do not have time to spend. The ratio of received and spent energy is violated. So our food addictions lead to the fact that the body begins to save excess energy in the form of body fat. The ratio of energy received and spent is also strongly influenced by a sedentary lifestyle.

Hypodynamia "prevents" burning calories

Insufficient physical activity called hypodynamia. Hypodynamia leads to violations in many vital important systems organism. The work of the musculoskeletal system, nervous and cardiovascular systems worsens, metabolism changes, hormonal balance is disturbed. And, of course, with a lack of movement, the body does not have time to spend the calories received with food. And this - main reason obesity! It is the lack of movement, together with an excess of food, that leads to the fact that our figures acquire excessive roundness.

A striking example of the fact that lifestyle is a decisive factor in maintaining a slender figure is the Pima Indians who live in the United States. Those of them who lead a “modern” lifestyle: move little and eat high-calorie foods, for the most part are obese. But the other part of the Pima Indians lives in Mexico. They continue to lead a traditional mobile lifestyle and eat low-calorie, plant-rich foods. And among the Mexican Pima there are few overweight people. There are many other similar examples that show that nutrition and physical activity play a crucial role in obesity.

We need an integrated approach!

Move more and eat less, here's what to do to avoid obesity. Movement and calorie restriction will help balance energy intake and energy expenditure.

With the help of movement, you can normalize metabolism and normalize, strengthen the cardiovascular and nervous system. Movement will help train muscles and affect the normalization of sleep, as well as increase stress resistance. All this also contributes to the normalization of weight.

But in the fight against obesity, it is important to pay attention not only to movement and nutrition. It is also necessary to take into account genetic characteristics and control hormonal background organism. Only an integrated approach to the problem will make it possible to cope with obesity and restore the harmony of the figure.

Chronic fatigue can be a consequence of a sedentary lifestyle.

A sedentary lifestyle is common in today's world and is characterized by minimal and irregular physical activity. Modern man fewer actions are required to perform everyday tasks, which in some cases come down to driving to and from work, sitting at a desk for 8 hours and watching TV in the evening lying on the couch. Such a routine leaves little time for maintaining good physical shape, which over time can be a significant negative impact on health and cause the development of a large number of serious diseases.

The impact of a sedentary lifestyle on health

Obesity

Excess body weight is one of the most common consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. Lack of physical activity leads to a slowdown in metabolism and blood circulation, thereby reducing the number of calories burned, the excess of which is stored as fat. Obesity, in turn, is associated with an increased risk of developing various diseases, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, high level blood cholesterol, diabetes, certain types of cancer, gallbladder disease, and arthritis. Psychological disorders such as depression and low self-esteem can also show up if a person is concerned about their overweight and body fat.

Any muscle activity, on the contrary, is aimed at maintaining normal weight, since it burns calories, and the more intense it is, the more calories will burn.

Heart

One of the most serious consequences of a sedentary lifestyle is high risk development of cardiovascular diseases, for example, ischemic heart disease or chronic hypertension. This, as a rule, occurs due to the lack of any sports activities, and therefore the heart does not receive the necessary blood supply. Also, under such conditions, fat-burning enzymes responsible for the destruction of triglycerides in the blood become inactive. As a result, plaque forms on the walls of blood vessels, which impedes blood circulation and can cause atherosclerosis, and in serious cases, a heart attack.

The result of physical exercise is more effective work cardiovascular system, an increase in high-density lipoprotein, or "good" cholesterol, and a decrease in unwanted triglycerides in the blood.

Muscles and bones

With a lack of physical activity, the muscles of the body become weak, which leads to a decrease in the ability to perform daily tasks. In addition, a sedentary lifestyle is bad for posture and can lead to back problems over time as the muscles that support the spine also weaken.

Osteoporosis is another possible consequence of a sedentary lifestyle. The fact is that during a sitting position, the bones do not experience any difficulties in maintaining the body. Over time, this leads to loss of strength of the bones and they become more brittle. It also increases the chance of developing arthritis.

Regular exercise will help maintain healthy bones and joints, increase muscle strength and endurance to achieve life goals.

Diabetes

Exercise allows the body to control blood sugar levels. The lack of activity leads to an increase in it, because the less you move, the less sugar is used by the body. Enhanced level blood sugar, in turn, stresses the pancreas, which affects the secretion of the hormone insulin, thereby increasing the likelihood of developing diabetes.

Cancer

Some types of cancer, such as colon and breast cancer, are also common among sedentary people.

aging process

Telomeres, located at the ends of chromosomes and protecting them from any damage, become shorter as the body ages. It has been proven that with a sedentary lifestyle, telomeres shorten faster than with an active lifestyle, as a result, the aging process accelerates and age-related signs appear earlier.

Mental disorders

A sedentary lifestyle also negatively affects mental health. Persons who do not receive any stress are more prone to depression and anxiety. Studies have shown that regular muscle activity can reduce stress and reduce the incidence of many mental disorders. The endorphins released during exercise naturally improve your mood and make you feel happier and more relaxed. In addition, exercise affects the production of the hormone serotonin, an unbalanced level of which can lead to depression, affect memory and appetite. Moreover, the improvement appearance will help improve self-esteem and increase self-confidence.

Insomnia

A sedentary lifestyle can cause problems with sleep, because under such conditions the body may not feel the need for rest. Regular exercise, on the contrary, helps and improves the quality of sleep. However, you should avoid exercising right before bed, as the body will get too hot, which will not allow you to fall asleep quickly.

Financial expenses

Lack of activity and related health problems can also lead to financial losses. Cash expenses may be required for the provision of medical services (prevention, diagnosis and treatment) related to the diseases that have arisen, and include the cost of visiting a doctor, purchasing pharmaceuticals, and rehabilitation services. In addition, there may be implicit costs associated with loss of earnings due to the expenditure of working time on the elimination of medical problems that have arisen and the inability to perform work duties.

The benefits of physical activity

Studies have shown that almost all people can benefit from regular exercise, whether they are participating in intense workouts or maintaining a moderate health regimen. Regular physical activity benefits most (if not all) organ systems and therefore helps prevent a wide range of health problems, including:

Because regular exercise helps prevent disease and promote health, it can actually reduce health care costs.