Nobody really knows till that sitting for longer period of time may puts you at the risk of deadly disease called Cancer. Basically everyone is working with a desk job which requires your concentration at your computer or laptops. But the latest research by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) shows a direct link between sitting for prolonged hours and chaotic cell growth. The exact medical connections are still being studied, but doctors presume that approximately 80,000 cancer cases each year can be attributed to inactivity from long hours spent at a desk.
Strange we never thought so. People who are mostly sitting are majorly at risk and even those who work out regularly are not excluded from the risks of cancer.
But why sitting causes cancer?
A person approximately spends 16 hours in a day of activity which includes office work, travelling and real physical workout; out of which 30 minutes of physical work out constitutes of only 3% to 4% of the day’s workout. The other 15½ hours puts you to cancer risk significantly.
Cancer risk increases even further when long periods of sitting idle lead to obesity or weight gain and obese people are more prone to cancer. A desk bound job causes increased inflammation, which contributes to cancer risk.
Let’s have a look at some of the preventive measures to curb cancer growth:
- Get active throughout the day in order to lower your risk of cancer. ·
- Even a 5minute walk in your pencil heels or formal shoes can be counted every hour and it can cut down your chances of having cancer by 40%. It is also particularly effective in protecting against breast or colon cancer. ·
- Being active not only lowers your chances of getting cancer, it also leads to a slimmer waistline thus cutting back several other health risks too, such as insulin resistance or joint pains.
- Whenever your phone rings get up start talking while walking. ·
- Give presentations or conduct meetings and phone calls while standing.
- Move around the room if you can, it contributes to your daily physical activity level. ·
- Cut down the amount of your emails to colleagues. Go to their desks and convey the message instead.
- Replace your water bottle with a tumbler and refill it periodically from the water cooler.
Very helpful and nice blog. Being a IT person i would say one should have follow above mention tips to stay healthy and stay away from cancer. Thanx Dr Vikas. Keep posting such good articles about cancer. This is really a very scary disease.
ReplyDeleteWell this is very scary as i am working in a bank as a manager and i rarely get up from my seat even in break but if sitting too long coz problem like cancer i would try to walk while working. Thank you author for such a important information.
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