Affects of Sedentary Lifestyle for Students
Sedentary lifestyle
This article is about the medical term. For the anthropologic concept, see sedentism.
"Couch potato" redirects here. For other uses, see Couch potato (disambiguation).
Increases in sedentary behaviors such as watching television are characteristic of a sedentary lifestyle
A sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity. A person who lives a sedentary lifestyle may colloquially be known as a couch potato. It is commonly found in both the developed and developing world. Sedentary activities include sitting, reading, watching television, playing video games, and computer use for much of the day with little or no vigorous physical exercise. A sedentary lifestyle can contribute to many preventable causes of death. Screen time is the amount of time a person spends watching a screen such as a television, computer monitor, or mobile device. Excessive screen time is linked to negative health consequences.[1][2][3][4]
|Contents |
|1 Health effects |
|2 Solutions |
|3 History |
|4 See also |
|5 References |
|6 External links |
Health effects A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.[5] Sitting still may cause premature death. The risk is higher among those that sit still more than 5 hours per day. It is shown to be a risk factor on its own independent of hard exercise and BMI. The more still, the higher risk of chronic diseases. People that sit still more than 4 hours per day have a 40 percent higher risk than those that sit fewer than 4 hours per day. However those that exercise at least 4 hours per week are as healthy as those that sit fewer than 4 hours per day.[6][7]
A sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activity can contribute to or be a risk factor for: • Anxiety[8][9][10] • Cardiovascular disease[11][12] •
This article is about the medical term. For the anthropologic concept, see sedentism.
"Couch potato" redirects here. For other uses, see Couch potato (disambiguation).
Increases in sedentary behaviors such as watching television are characteristic of a sedentary lifestyle
A sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity. A person who lives a sedentary lifestyle may colloquially be known as a couch potato. It is commonly found in both the developed and developing world. Sedentary activities include sitting, reading, watching television, playing video games, and computer use for much of the day with little or no vigorous physical exercise. A sedentary lifestyle can contribute to many preventable causes of death. Screen time is the amount of time a person spends watching a screen such as a television, computer monitor, or mobile device. Excessive screen time is linked to negative health consequences.[1][2][3][4]
|Contents |
|1 Health effects |
|2 Solutions |
|3 History |
|4 See also |
|5 References |
|6 External links |
Health effects A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.[5] Sitting still may cause premature death. The risk is higher among those that sit still more than 5 hours per day. It is shown to be a risk factor on its own independent of hard exercise and BMI. The more still, the higher risk of chronic diseases. People that sit still more than 4 hours per day have a 40 percent higher risk than those that sit fewer than 4 hours per day. However those that exercise at least 4 hours per week are as healthy as those that sit fewer than 4 hours per day.[6][7]
A sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activity can contribute to or be a risk factor for: • Anxiety[8][9][10] • Cardiovascular disease[11][12] •