The truth about sitting down !

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. :)

adding some more details about the ill effects of sitting down...
Sitting at 135 degree puts less strain on your back than hunching forward while working on the computer or even sitting straight ! The human body is not built to sit for long period of time...each extra hour of watching Tv or using the Computer = 7% higher risk of heart ailments!

I am not using a computer chair, instead a dining chair with wooden slanted back.
More than cushion, wood is best for our back.....also, a little slanting position

I am not using a computer chair, instead a dining chair with wooden slanted back.
More than cushion, wood is best for our back.....also, a little slanting position

Even I use wooden chair which always remains t 90 degrees so I need to change the chair but definitely I don't sit in front of computer for long time continuously. :)

I was using computer chair earlier.
But when it showed signs of back pain, I changed my habit. It's really nice.

Also, it's said we should avoid pillows and mattress for sleep...use wooden beds for your body health.
My in-laws don't use mattress.

Ideally one should use a chair that is inclined and also a firm mattress that does not sag in places and a low pillow...But now with the many kinds of comfortable mattresses we find in the market, some of them 1 feet thick it is impossible and also unnecessary to sleep on wooden planks...

I don't like to sit for longer time.

Too much of sitting is not good for health.If after doing lot of work one gets tired then they can take rest by sitting.But doing no work and just sitting can lead to many health problem.

Too much of sitting is not good for health.If after doing lot of work one gets tired then they can take rest by sitting.But doing no work and just sitting can lead to many health problem.

Absolutely ! In fact this is a lifestyle ailment that has come into existence only in the past two decades or so.Earlier people never sat for long periods of time, since they had work that was mainly physical in nature...

Sitting is not good for health.We all must have exercise or go for walk everyday.it will help to make our muscles strong and keep us fit.

Spending more time by sitting at one place is not at all good. as it may lead to many health problems. A person who spend more time by sitting should have little exercise like moving here and there or walking for few minutes.