{"id":1463,"date":"2015-01-31T22:44:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T22:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2015-01-31T22:44:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T22:44:24","slug":"sitting-is-shaving-years-off-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"Sitting is shaving years off you."},"content":{"rendered":"

How long do you sit for on an average day? Think it through to include driving, eating, work, relaxing\u2026. I bet it is longer than you would expect. Most people don’t realise how long they sit. We’ve turned into a society that wants to sit rather than stand. Standing is seen as harder work, however sitting<\/a> is actually causing your body a lot of problems.<\/p>\n

Britain has been found to be one of the most sedentary countries in the world. We spend an a<\/span>verage of 8.9 hrs a day sitting. That’s over a third of our day sitting .<\/div>\n
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The Issues:<\/span><\/div>\n
Sitting for 8-10 hrs leads to a 90% gtr risk of Diabetes and 18% greater chance dying from heart disease and certain cancers. Now those are huge statistics. No wonder diabetes is on the increase.<\/div>\n
Sitting for 60 mins \u00a0or more impairs the \u00a0blood flow through the arteries. When the blood doesn’t flow as easily you are at higher risk of a \u00a0stroke and heart disease. A simple 5 minute walk every hour can help negate this.<\/div>\n
Sitting leads to a tight, less mobile back, lower back pain, tight gluteal muscles, short and tight hamstrings<\/a>. This can all lead to back and shoulder pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Remedies:<\/span><\/div>\n
Stand up every 30 mins and have a walk around.<\/div>\n
Find more ways to stand up as you do things – e.g. take phone calls on your feet, walk instead of driving, stand up on the train.<\/div>\n
Build in regular walks to your day \u00a0– park your car further away so you walk further, have a lunchtime walk, get a dog!<\/div>\n
Borrow small, active children that need exercising and chasing \ud83d\ude09 (mine are available on loan).<\/div>\n
Look at getting a standing work station. <\/span><\/div>\n
Use some simple leg and back stretches and mobility<\/a> exercises daily.<\/span><\/div>\n
Build Pilates in more than once a week – find the right exercises for your body and do them daily.<\/span><\/div>\n
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