{"id":3186,"date":"2022-09-21T07:58:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T02:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.myhealthvectors.com\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:35:53","slug":"why-sitting-too-much-is-bad-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/why-sitting-too-much-is-bad-for-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Why sitting too much is bad for your health"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Sitting is a common body posture.
Over half of the average person's day is\u00a0spent sitting, doing activities such as\u00a0driving, working at a desk, or watching TV.\u00a0
This article tells you whether sitting is bad\u00a0for your health and how you can cut back on\u00a0how much you are sitting in certain\u00a0positions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sitting increases your risk of weight gain <\/strong>
People with obesity sit for an average of two\u00a0hours longer each day than people with a\u00a0normal weight according to a research.\u00a0
The fewer calories you burn, the more likely\u00a0you are to gain weight.\u00a0
This is why sedentary behavior is so closely\u00a0linked to obesity - especially poor physical\u00a0activity.
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Sitting is linked to early death <\/strong>
The more sedentary\u00a0you are, the more likely\u00a0you are\u00a0to die\u00a0early.\u00a0
The most sedentary people had a 22\u201349% greater risk of\u00a0early death.\u00a0
It\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0help if you exercise every day or not.\u00a0
Of course, that\u2019s no excuse to skip the gym or other\u00a0workouts. If you skip, your time may be even shorter.\u00a0
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Sitting too long can hurt your heart <\/strong>
According to a study, the more time people spend sitting,\u00a0the higher their BMIs, glucose levels, waist circumference,\u00a0triglyceride levels, and the lower their HDL cholesterol\u00a0levels.\u00a0
Conversely, the longer people spent standing, the more\u00a0favorable these same measurements were.\u00a0
All these factors can hurt your heart.
https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25599350\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sitting too long can cause Deep vein thrombosis <\/strong>
Sitting for too long can cause deep vein thrombosis\u00a0(DVT) A blood clot is a blood clot that forms in the veins\u00a0of your leg.\u00a0
DVT is a serious problem, because if part of a blood clot\u00a0in the leg vein breaks off and travels, it can cut off the\u00a0blood flow to other parts of the body, including your\u00a0lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.\u00a0
This is a medical emergency that can lead to major\u00a0complications or even death.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Sitting too long may increase risk of Dementia <\/strong>
If you sit too much, your brain could look just like that of someone with dementia.
Long periods of inactivity may lead to atrophy of the\u00a0part of the brain responsible for memory, according to\u00a0a\u00a0preliminary study\u00a0from the University of California, Los\u00a0Angeles.
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Sitting too long can cause back pain <\/strong>
Sitting for prolonged periods of time in a slouched position\u00a0can lead to increased stress on the back and neck, as well\u00a0as strain on the spinal discs.
Additionally, sitting in a slouched position can overstretch\u00a0the spinal ligaments and strain the spinal discs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sitting too long increases risk of Diabetes <\/strong>
As sitting time increases, so does the risk for type 2\u00a0diabetes and other chronic diseases.\u00a0
A 2013 study surveyed 63,048 middle-aged Australian\u00a0men about how long they sit during an average day.\u00a0
The researchers found that men who sat for more than\u00a0four hours a day were found to be at a higher risk for\u00a0Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Sitting Too Much Increases Cancer Risk <\/strong>
Researchers from the American Cancer Society have\u00a0found that women who spend 6 hours or more of free\u00a0time sitting per day have a 10% greater risk of getting\u00a0cancer than women who spend less than 3 hours of free\u00a0time sitting per day
ttps:\/\/www.cancer.org\/latest-news\/sitting-too-much-increases-cancer-risk-in-women.html<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sitting too long can undo all the good your exercise does <\/strong>
The effects of too much sitting are hard to counter with\u00a0exercise.\u00a0
Even if you work out 7 hours a week -- far more than\u00a0the suggested 2-3 hours -- you can\u2019t reverse the effects\u00a0of sitting 7 hours at a time.\u00a0
Don\u2019t throw away all that hard work at the gym by\u00a0hitting the couch for the rest of the day. Keep moving!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Disclaimer:<\/strong> The advice provided is intended for informational purpose only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.\u00a0\u00a0Consult with your doctor if you\u2019re seeking medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment.\u200b<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Sitting is a common body posture. Over half of the average person's day is\u00a0spent sitting, doing activities such as\u00a0driving, working at a desk, or watching TV.\u00a0 This article tells you whether sitting is bad\u00a0for your health and how you can cut back on\u00a0how much you are sitting in certain\u00a0positions. Sitting increases your risk of weight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}