why is sitting down so bad for your long term health?

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why is sitting down so bad for your long term health?

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Being in one position for a prolonged period of time is quite a challenge for your body. Your blood is what’s making you function, it delivers your body’s fuel to many places among many other things.

When you don’t move much in a sitting position parts of your body are under constant pressure. So, places where your blood should flow freely do not allow that, and over time that causes minor damage.

One thing that can form that’s especially harmful is a blood clot. It’s when because of the blood passage damage blood sticks to the walls and prevents your blood from passing, that causes further tissue damage because some of it doesn’t get necessary components blood delivers.

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Sitting is a common body posture. When people work, socialize, study, or travel, they often do so in a seated position.

However, that doesn’t mean that sitting and other sedentary behaviors are harmless. Over half of the average person’s day is spent sitting, doing activities such as driving, working at a desk, or watching television.

In fact, the typical office worker may spend up to a whopping 15 hours per day sitting. On the other hand, agricultural workers only sit for about 3 hours a day.
sitting and lying down, involves very little energy expenditure. It severely limits the calories you burn through NEAT.