In recent decades, humanity has become increasingly massage fifth point in the last decade, humanity has become increasingly massage ass. The reason for that work at the desk and, of course, computers. According to one study, the average American spends sitting at least eight hours a day.
A healthy mind is not afraid of dirt! (Photo by Ingrid Korevaar.)
Such prolonged sitting affects health, and it also will not name a secret. The study, which involved nearly two thousand people showed for example that the barman increases the risk of high pressure, elevated blood sugar, cholesterol poor performance, as well as obscheorganizmennogo inflammation. All this - compared to those who sit less than all, and, most importantly, no matter how many who engaged in physical exercise.
Another analysis of the lifestyle of health and mortality - this time the Australians - says that every hour spent watching TV (common marker of sedentary behavior), on reaching 25 years reduces life expectancy by almost 22 minutes. Regular TV viewing for six hours a day and takes over in the end as much as five years compared with those who do not watch TV at all. Life expectancy is reduced even for someone who performs a certain recommendation for exercise at least half an hour a day.
Of course, the people who are preparing for the New York City Marathon (the first Sunday in November, do not forget, let's go!), Believe that all of the above does not concern them. Obviously as the clock cast a healthy run, compensate for sitting at the computer, TV or whatever it is in front of you!
Yes, so it is obvious that the scientists in order not to be laughed at, not even check the validity of this statement. The authors of a new study - the specialists of the University of Texas at Austin (USA) - also bypassed by the wayside.
They asked participants to collaborate local marathon and half-marathon. More than 200 men and women have agreed to complete a questionnaire that inquired carefully about how they spend their day. According to lead author Jeffrey Whitfield, the researchers wanted to go beyond the standard methods for measurement of sedentary behavior (the same time watching TV, for example). Therefore, the volunteers had to tell you about their work and how they drive and how much, in what position to speak on the phone, etc.
Of course, television and computer games, too, have not been forgotten, as the degree of intensity of the workouts.
As expected, people who are not afraid to go out at the start of the race many kilometers, much of the time spent on squeezing the juice out of his toned body. On average, they give classes seven hours a week, which is far superior to the said recommendation.
But all those hours, unfortunately, do not reduce the amount of time spent sitting. Runners sit out an average of ten hours a day and eight - on the weekends, which corresponds to the average figures for the United States. Correlations between her love for gymnastics and the rejection of a sedentary lifestyle not found any: both sprinters and long distance runners, and those who are engaged in small (by the standards of marathon runners), and the one who every day dies during the workout, sit equally long.
Because the study focused on only a way of life, so it remained unknown how it affects health. Just people who think that they have an active lifestyle, it is useful to think about what to physical education and sport in reality leaves not much time. Perhaps more useful two o'clock to walk than half an hour to run?
in the wake of New York Times, compulenta.computerra.ru
