People find doing a desk job to be the easiest and most comfortable job, but do you know how much sitting on a chair for 9 hours continuously affects your health? Although we are working while sitting, but sitting job is considered a sedentary lifestyle. In today's era, a large number of people are doing sitting jobs and due to this, many types of diseases are affecting people. Let us know what problems can arise from sitting on a chair for a long time.
These serious diseases can occur due to sitting on a chair
Diabetes
If you sit on a chair for a long time, the risk of diabetes increases significantly. Sitting jobs can reduce insulin production and increase blood sugar. The body can become resistant to insulin and this can make the body vulnerable to diabetes.
Heart disease
When you sit on a chair for a long time, your body becomes inactive. Due to this the amount of bad cholesterol in the body increases. Cholesterol sticks to the blood vessels, causing the vessels to narrow. This may cause a heart attack.
High BP
An increase in the amount of cholesterol in the body also leads to high BP. Due to high BP, the pressure of blood on the artery walls is constantly very high. The heart has to work harder to pump blood. This may cause a heart attack.
Obesity
Due to sitting on a chair continuously for 9 hours, the amount of fat in the body also increases. Due to this people become victims of obesity. By sitting in one place, the molecules of lipoprotein lipase are not able to be released, due to which fat starts accumulating at various places. Especially belly fat comes out.
Pain in muscles and bones
Due to sitting in one place for a long time, the muscles of the lower body start becoming weak. The bones of the leg start becoming weak. The risk of osteoporosis also increases due to less activity. Apart from this, cervical pain starts due to the bending of the shoulders and neck.
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