The truth about sitting down !

My job is a sitting job and I have to sit for long hours and I try not to sit continuously and take breaks. Its true these days people don't do much of physical work which is harmful and may cause several diseases. :blink:

Since we cannot change jobs or our present day life style nor our dependence on computers and the internet, the best option is to make some necessary changes .Making a time table is a good option(if you stick to it) - like use the net for so many hours after which you do some other activity which is physical in nature so that your limbs,joints and muscles get exercise ..

I am a student. So I must sit in class. Its compulsory. :(

Working in computer, playing in computer, always with computer making all the problems. So we can avoid always sitting in computer.

Arun, what Mary said is exactly correct. Try to reduce the hours spent on front of system.

Working in computer, playing in computer, always with computer making all the problems. So we can avoid always sitting in computer.

Ideally you can take a break every hour or so and move around and do something else so that there is some activity for your limbs. Even those with desk jobs and office job are advised to do this ...

It is a very, very good advice. Everyone should follow this for their good health.

I appreciate your caring & helping tendency. I told arun several times regarding the time spent with systems.

Since we cannot change jobs or our present day life style nor our dependence on computers and the internet, the best option is to make some necessary changes .Making a time table is a good option(if you stick to it) - like use the net for so many hours after which you do some other activity which is physical in nature so that your limbs,joints and muscles get exercise ..

Exactly we cannot change our dependency of computers as it has been one of the necessicity these days.But one should not sit in front of computer continuously and always take a break and have a walk as that way it may relax eyes as well as have an exercise of muscles. :)

It is inevitable for many of those who have jobs which requires them to sit for 8 hours a day . But they continue to do the same later sitting in front of the computer for another 3 or 4 hours a day and this is a deadly problem and doctors recommend that you do some dedicated exercise to counter the ill effects for at least 30 minutes. Stretching,bending,toe touching,walking within the room can all be done along with your net activity...

Since we cannot change jobs or our present day life style nor our dependence on computers and the internet, the best option is to make some necessary changes .Making a time table is a good option(if you stick to it) - like use the net for so many hours after which you do some other activity which is physical in nature so that your limbs,joints and muscles get exercise ..

Exactly we cannot change our dependency of computers as it has been one of the necessicity these days.But one should not sit in front of computer continuously and always take a break and have a walk as that way it may relax eyes as well as have an exercise of muscles. :)

Yes all that is needed is a bit of planning and changes. Life style has changed completely in the past decade and we have to make the necessary changes to adopt to the new life style...

Sitting can kill you , I mean too much sitting can kill you .
Human beings were always on their feet in the early years busy with some work or the other until the modern ages,Desk jobs, advent of TV and the Computers ! Ans now we are sitting more than ever in the history of mankind - on an average about 9 hours a day !!!
Sitting increases risk of death by upto 40%
Sitting also makes you fat and obese - fat people sit an average 2-3 hours longer than those who are fit !
Finally, sitting expends almost no Energy !

Yes, it's applicable fr persons including me....
In the past 7-8 months my weight has increased almost 20% , really a worrying factor.....i feel tiredness also...
When we sit in the same posture, fat gets deposited around our waist giving us good tummy

We must sitting with good posture. This is avoid our back pain and neck pain.

Pl. do not sit longer hours at same place.

In fact I was reading a report which says that no matter how much care you take, you tend to strain and stretch our back bone and when this happens for a long period of time the bone can slowly bend and people get a stooping posture early in life and this cannot be corrected...

sitting down is also coming under one Yoga ashana. It is sugashana I think.

sitting down is also coming under one Yoga ashana. It is sugashana I think.

But it's for a few minutes...
But what are we people doing.....at least 8-10 hours before computer


I always think, I will take a walk after every one hour before computer to give rest to my eyes and a small exercise to my body. But I always forget......

My weight is now 3 kilos more than my needed weight.
I am only 156 cm height. so, my weight should never exceed 56. But am 59.
Do you people know, when our fat content increases, we feel more hungry resulting in more intake of food.........it again increases our weight.
Nowadays am reading health articles a lot

My weight is now 3 kilos more than my needed weight.
I am only 156 cm height. so, my weight should never exceed 56. But am 59.
Do you people know, when our fat content increases, we feel more hungry resulting in more intake of food.........it again increases our weight.
Nowadays am reading health articles a lot

According to dieticians an ideal weight can be calculated by multiplying the height in inches by two and adding 5 for men and subtracting 5 for women from the total .For example : I am 5 feet 5 inches tall and my height would be 65 inches so my ideal weight according to the charts would be 65x2=130-5=125 pounds, which when converted becomes about 57 kgs. But they say that about 5 pounds either way is alright, but anything above 10 pounds is obese ...

Sitting can kill you , I mean too much sitting can kill you .
Human beings were always on their feet in the early years busy with some work or the other until the modern ages,Desk jobs, advent of TV and the Computers ! Ans now we are sitting more than ever in the history of mankind - on an average about 9 hours a day !!!
Sitting increases risk of death by upto 40%
Sitting also makes you fat and obese - fat people sit an average 2-3 hours longer than those who are fit !
Finally, sitting expends almost no Energy !

More luxuries, less movement, availability of necessities at a button away resuted in a sedentary life making prone to all ills

It won't be a big surprise if we see kids being served with tablets in the distant future, if they want to survive on this earth, live long and healthy.
Already we are passing many bad things to the next generations through our genes......(those changes that have already happened in our genes through bad food habits and living style)
so, everything is possible.

It won't be a big surprise if we see kids being served with tablets in the distant future, if they want to survive on this earth, live long and healthy.
Already we are passing many bad things to the next generations through our genes......(those changes that have already happened in our genes through bad food habits and living style)
so, everything is possible.

Exactly we need to tell things which may help them to make them fit as already everything we get in the market is adulterated so may be we need to help them out with what they should eat and what not. :)

Some things are in we, housewives' hands also.
We should prepare healthy food for the family.....
Avoid fast food as much as possible.....never promote junk food at home.....
If so, we can do our part to keep our family healthy...
Prepare them nutritious food in a healthy way, reducing oil and sugar content in food, giving food at right time, etc etc....

Some things are in we, housewives' hands also.
We should prepare healthy food for the family.....
Avoid fast food as much as possible.....never promote junk food at home.....
If so, we can do our part to keep our family healthy...
Prepare them nutritious food in a healthy way, reducing oil and sugar content in food, giving food at right time, etc etc....

Yes we should not allow kids to eat junk food but what to do when these days they insist on eating cold drinks,samosa,paties etc. We can't every time deny them but surely we can minimize them. :)