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How Sitting Affects Your Health

HOW SITTING AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH Spine Health Institute FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL GROUP • Americans are sitting an average of 9.3 hours a day. • Sitting 6+ hours per day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within 15 years of 9.3 Hours someone who sits less than 3. Even if you exercise. Average physical activity: Sedentary 9.3 Hours a day Low intensity (walking, standing) 6.5 Hours a day Medium-Vigorous activity (running) 0.7 Hours a day • Sitting expands almost NO energy • Obese people sit for 2.5 more hours per day than thin people 1in 3 Americans is obese • People with jobs that require them to sit have twice the rate of cardiovascular disease as people with standing jobs • Walking burns 3-5 times the calories that sitting does • If Americans limited their time spent sitting to three hours or fewer each day it would increase the life expectancy of the U.S. population by 2 years. • Every 2 hours per day that a person spends sitting that person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease increases by 15% • People who spend long periods of time sitting have a 35% higher risk of developing colon cancer and a 25% higher risk of developing breast cancer. • Sitting puts 40% more pressure on your spine than standing Slumping or slouching puts even more pressure on your back As soon as you sit: Electrical activity in your leg muscles shuts off Enzymes that help break down fat Calorie burning drops to 1 per minute drop 90% Tips on how to sit properly: Standing once every 30 minutes can help stimulate the body by fighting the forces of gravity. Go for a walk on breaks or during lunch time Take trips to the Take trips to bathroom get water • Sitting at 135 degrees puts less strain on your back than hunching forward or sitting straight 135° • Use support. Sitting ergonomically should feel natural, not rigid • Your elbows should be at a 90 degree angle on the arm rests Spine Health Institute Information Compiled by the experts at the Spine Health Institute. Visit our Facebook page, Facebook.com/SpineHealthInstitute to find daily tips on how to keep your back and body healthy. www.FLORIDAHOSPITALSPINE.COM 407-303-5452 Spine Health Institute FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL GROUP Resources: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cutting-sitting-tv-time-bump-life-expectancy-study/story?id=16743532&page=2#.UIWNSWL1-Yk http://abcnews.go.com/Health/sitting-give-cancer/story?id=14876776&page=2#.UIWN9211-Yk http://www.symptomfind.com/health/how-prolonged-sitting-can-affect-your-health/ http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/19/5-habits-that-hurt-your-back/ http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6187080.stm http://msnbc.msn.com/id/39523298/ns/health-mens_health/ http://www.cdc.gov/pdf/facts_about_obesity_in_the_united_states.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/pdf/facts_about_obesity_in_the_united_states.pdf

How Sitting Affects Your Health

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How sitting for an extended time affects your health. Provided by the Spine Health Institute, a Florida Hospital Medical Group.

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