Smart Weight Loss January 2018

CHAIR EXERCISES
YOU CAN DO AT
THE WORKPLACE
by
Ralph Dozier
Did you know that prolonged sitting at work impairs sugar and fat metabolism?
Learn from this article easy chair exercises that you can do at work.
Working in an office has its
perks, but sitting down for
the better part of the day is
not healthy and comes with
risks. The human body was
designed to move throughout the day.
At least forty seven studies have shown
that sitting down for prolonged periods
of time puts you at a greater risk
of dying from several diseases. The risk
increased dramatically when you sit
all day AND do not routinely exercise.
In 2016, a ground-breaking publish in the
Follow Us:
American Journal of Preventative Medicine
concluded that sitting for extended
periods of time was responsible for
deaths of all causes in as much as fifty
four countries worldwide. The risks of dying
from cancer, heart disease, dementia
and type 2 diabetes increased dramatically
when a person sat for most of the day.
The metabolizing of fat and sugar is also
greatly reduced when someone is sitting.
While sitting down, the body consumes
as much as thirty percent less calories
than when a person is standing. The result
is that fat becomes stored as energy.
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