Dr Sivakumar, from Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, has shared his rather startling experience:
A few days ago, a patient - 29 years old was brought to him with a heart problem.
He checked and confirmed that it was indeed a heart problem@!
On enquiry, he found the patient to be technology buff, working 10-12 hours every day on some hi-tech project without any rest - looking at the monitor mos time!
The doctor could immediately arrive at the root cause of the problem - IT WAS CONTINUOUS SITTING FOR LONG DURATIONS WITHOUT ANY BREAK
This style of work leads to the body, its blood circulation and the heart - all important functions are subjected to extreme conditions - Thus, quite expectedly, it surfaced on a day after this was going on for several months and years!
THE DOCTOR SHARES ON THIS EXPERIENCE:
“NEVER SIT CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONG HOURS! ENSURE YOU ARE UP AFTER EVERY 2 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS SITTING - THIS IS THE ONLY PRECAUTIONARY AND REMEDIAL CURE!”
Note:
A sedentary lifestyle is a risk factor for heart disease. The more you sit, the less you move, and the less you move, the more your risk increases. Sitting a lot can kill you even if you exercise regularly. There is a new saying floating around: Sitting is the new smoking. REPEAT - SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING!!