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To Sit or to Stand: Try a 30-Day Challenge — Sitting Too Long Can Shave Time Off Your Longevity
By Dr. Sudip Bose, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Smoking one cigarette is the medical equivalent of cutting one hour off your life. You may have heard that oft-quoted statistic before.
By the same token, sitting for too long can shave time off your longevity as well.
There are some major things regarding health that are effected by the amount of time you sit vs. stand or engage in anything else active. Sitting for long periods of time can effect your cardiovascular health, it can hasten the slide towards obesity; people who have sitting jobs are about 2.5 times more obese than those who do not.
Sitting also has an effect on mortality — death. Data shows that people who sit three hours a day vs. people who sit six hours a day. The people who sit six hours a day have a 40 percent increased chance of death. If you have an office job that requires you to sit for long amounts of time, there are some things you can do to mitigate the “sitting effect” and lessen the impact of sitting on your overall health. These are small things, but if you’re mindful of them, they can help:
- Take phone calls standing up
- Set a timer reminder and get out of your chair every 30 minutes or so
- Park farther away from your office and walk more
- Take the stairs and not the elevator or escalator
All these will help with blood flow and help circulate oxygen throughout your body and especially to your brain. It can help make you more productive.