How is too much sitting bad for your health? I suggest we use the words “Sedentary Trauma” to describe people getting hurt because of sitting too long.
Sitting a few hours “facebooking” and “googling” and then a few hours in front of the TV and next thing thing you know that your posture and spine are degenerating. It is too bad you cannot see them like your teeth.
If you are someone that has to lift something after sitting for too long, you have a higher chance of injury than someone who has been staying active and keeping mobile.
When we sit for too long, Our joints remodel and our bones change the shape and density to meet our needs. According to Wolff’s Law, when we sit for prolonged periods our bodies innate intelligence starts to shape us for sitting. Sitting for too long also starts Foward head syndrome which is highly dangerous.
Sedentary Trauma is like repetitive stress injury, it is a dangerous habit that does not hurt us right away but regular prolonged sitting is getting us sicker.
According to Dr. Roger Sperry, (Nobel Prize Recipient for Brain Research), 90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by the movement of the spine. I see many kids with learning disorders that have sedentary lifestyles and bad posture. I would not be surprised to see research that will show that learning and memory in older adults start to fade as they become sedentary.
Staying sedentary everyday is no different than eating at fast-food restaurants everyday - it will cause serious disease. The biggest challenge I have in practice is explaining that your spine is related to your overall health and function - even your organs depend on a healthy structure. Spinal hygiene for most is ignored until it is too serious.
People only pay attention to their body when it hurts. That is no different than looking to get an oil change after you see the smoke coming out of the engine. Instead, we have to cultivate healthy habits.
Basic lifestyle changes I suggest:
Jump up and down for a 1 min. (If you can do Jumping Jacks) every hour
Limit your screen time
Ball chair
Monitor in front of the eyes, use a desktop versus a laptop
Sitting a few hours “facebooking” and “googling” and then a few hours in front of the TV and next thing thing you know that your posture and spine are degenerating. It is too bad you cannot see them like your teeth.
If you are someone that has to lift something after sitting for too long, you have a higher chance of injury than someone who has been staying active and keeping mobile.
When we sit for too long, Our joints remodel and our bones change the shape and density to meet our needs. According to Wolff’s Law, when we sit for prolonged periods our bodies innate intelligence starts to shape us for sitting. Sitting for too long also starts Foward head syndrome which is highly dangerous.
Sedentary Trauma is like repetitive stress injury, it is a dangerous habit that does not hurt us right away but regular prolonged sitting is getting us sicker.
According to Dr. Roger Sperry, (Nobel Prize Recipient for Brain Research), 90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by the movement of the spine. I see many kids with learning disorders that have sedentary lifestyles and bad posture. I would not be surprised to see research that will show that learning and memory in older adults start to fade as they become sedentary.
Staying sedentary everyday is no different than eating at fast-food restaurants everyday - it will cause serious disease. The biggest challenge I have in practice is explaining that your spine is related to your overall health and function - even your organs depend on a healthy structure. Spinal hygiene for most is ignored until it is too serious.
People only pay attention to their body when it hurts. That is no different than looking to get an oil change after you see the smoke coming out of the engine. Instead, we have to cultivate healthy habits.
Basic lifestyle changes I suggest:
Jump up and down for a 1 min. (If you can do Jumping Jacks) every hour
Limit your screen time
Ball chair
Monitor in front of the eyes, use a desktop versus a laptop
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