The authoritative international medical journal “Journal of Orthopedics and Exercise Physical Therapy” in the United States pointed out in the June 2017 issue that the incidence of arthritis in fitness runners is 3.5%, while the incidence of arthritis in sedentary individuals is 10.2%.
At the end of the day, it seems like my body is very relaxed, but over time, my joints become stiff like rusty machine bearings.
Professor Yan Shigui, Director of the Orthopedics Department of Zhejiang Medical Second Hospital, stated that knee osteoarthritis is one of the common diseases in China, with a total incidence rate of 15.6%.
If they sit for more than 12 hours continuously, they have an increased risk of pulmonary embolism.
For middle-aged and elderly people with arteriosclerosis and other diseases, prolonged sitting with delayed blood circulation can also trigger myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis.
02 Sitting for a long time is heartbreaking: Heart function decline.
Long term sitting is a potential terrible risk factor
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The prevalence rate increases with age, and among people over the age of 50, the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis is increasing exponentially over 10 years.
Isn’t it quite surprising to see this data? Sitting on WeChat every day, watching TV, eating, reading newspapers, playing cards…
Maintaining a sitting posture for 1 hour results in blood concentration in the lower limbs, weakened circulation, insufficient blood supply to the brain, lack of oxygen, susceptibility to dizziness, low mood, decreased thinking vitality, and even an important factor in dementia in the elderly.
01 Prolonged sitting injury to the brain: Causes dementia in the elderly.
Sitting for an extra hour every day increases the risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis by 12%, as calcification accumulates in the arteries and causes arteriosclerosis.
03 Long term sitting injury to blood vessels: arteriosclerosis network diagram.
The harm of prolonged sitting is not only to the knee, but also to the head and feet.
Sitting for an extra hour every day increases the risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis by 12%, as calcification accumulates in the arteries and causes arteriosclerosis.
Sitting for a long time can lead to a decrease in blood circulation, leading to heart function decline and myocardial atrophy.
Long term sitting can reduce fat burning and increase cholesterol, which may block the heart, blood vessels, and increase cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
The World Health Organization has already listed “prolonged sitting” as one of the top ten deadly and pathogenic factors.
Knee osteoarthritis is currently the second highest disability rate disease in the world.
Long term sitting reduces fat burning, increases cholesterol, and may block the heart, blood vessels, etc., increasing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Sitting for a long time leads to reduced muscle contraction in the legs, slower blood flow in the lower limbs, and an increase in the incidence of blood clots.
Especially the middle-aged and elderly have high blood lipids and high blood viscosity.
People who fix a sitting position for more than 3 hours every day have a two-fold risk of lower limb deep vein thrombosis.
Sitting for a long time is a movement that is very close to death and is deeply affected from head to foot.