Sit At Your Own Risk!
Several major studies have proven that sitting hour after hour is as big
a risk to your health as smoking – especially for cancer and cardiovascular
disease, our top killers.
And the most amazing part is that it doesn’t matter whether you exercise
regularly or not! If you sit for long periods of time, the damage occurs, even
if you’re an exercise maniac!
Just a few hours of sitting also turns off the “power” to the
skeletal muscles, (we operate on something just like electricity), and creates
inflammation – one of the biggest contributors most diseases, and the aging
process
There is a solution, and it is astonishingly
simple. Get up and walk around every half hour for just 1–5 minutes! According to the National Institute of Health, that
improves your glucose metabolism, keeps your skeletal muscles switched on, and
lowers the risk of diabetes, cancer, and cardio-vascular disease.
To start doing this myself, I set the timer on
my phone. At first I could not believe how fast it went off, and how irritating
it was to stop what I was doing. However,
it got easier as I reminded myself of the benefits – and the consequences if I
didn’t do it! And it only takes 3 weeks to form a new habit – so give it a try!
For more tips on taking a stand against the aging process, go to my FB page Staying Young At Age: Simple Tips and Secrets
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