Office life: the 6 most common disorders of sedentary life at the desk

1. Heart

When the body is at rest, and in particular the legs, circulation in the body is slowed down: less blood circulates. Furthermore, the body responds naturally to a prolonged state of rest by consuming less fat and sugar.
For those who work sitting all day the risk of diabetes increases by 112%, that of heart attack and stroke by 147%. Not really healthy for the heart this sedentary life that touches us!

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2. Eyes

That to the eyes is one of the most common ailments for office workers, ailments related to prolonged use of the computer, and in particular to exposure to the monitor. Dry eyes, fatigue and blurring of vision, headaches: who has never had these problems at the desk?
It is advisable, and also your right at work, to take a 15 minute break at least every 2 hours; for those who already have visual disturbances, such as nearsightedness, a 15 minute break every hour is prescribed by any occupational doctor.

3. Breast

A sedentary lifestyle is often and correctly associated with the risk of cancer, particularly breast, prostate and colon cancer, as well as endometrial and ovarian cancer.

4. Back

Muscle tension, disc herniation, lumbar lordosis: these are just some of the back-related disorders that can occur with a sedentary lifestyle. The advice is obviously to keep your back as straight as possible and take breaks to stretch a bit. "

5. Brain

Sedentary life also acts, and above all we should say, on our brain: those who sit for many hours are much more subject to the risk of psychological stress, which can lead to various ailments, from simple headaches to concentration problems, up to exhaustion. and depression.

6. Belly

Abdominals compressed and pressed on themselves, increasing waistline, slowed metabolism.
As you spend a whole day at your desk, your body's response to the insulin produced by the pancreas decreases.
Insulin helps the body to use glucose and control its concentration in the blood: if the body's response slows down, the pancreas produces excess!

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Were you a little shocked and frightened by all these evils of a sedentary life?
Do not worry, there is a remedy for everything!

5 tips for getting around the office and saying no to a sedentary lifestyle

1. Go outside, on foot, during your lunch break. And you'll also get an extra energy bonus for being more productive in the afternoon;

2. For dinner go somewhere about fifteen minutes walk from our place of work (restaurant, park, along a river, public building);

3. Make a few calls. Take a telephone conversation as a loan to get up a little and stretch your legs and arms;

4. Get into the habit of doing some exercise in front of the computer: the so-called office stretching, very useful to combat the effects of a sedentary lifestyle;

5. Coffee break? No, take the stretching break!

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