"久坐會影響你的健康"

久坐的影響有很多而且還可能會致命。

越來越多人把醒著的時間都拿來坐在書桌前或沙發上，但是研究顯示這樣會對我們的身體有重大的傷害。最近一項研究顯示，每天花四小時坐在螢幕前的人，比那些每天只花兩小時在螢幕前的人多了五成的機率，可能會遭受嚴重的心臟病發。

令人擔憂的是，即使規律的運動都無法完全彌補坐在桌子後面的這些時間。南卡羅來納大學的研究人員發現，每週久坐23小時以上的人，比那些每週只花少於11小時在椅子上的人，多了64%的機率較有可能會死於心臟病。儘管多數男性的運動量都達到了健康的程度。

一般也認為久坐對你的代謝系統、壞的膽固醇和血糖值有不利的影響。若你在辦公室工作，很難整天都站著，但是專家建議每個小時站起來活動一下，中午休息時間離開辦公室好好活動你的筋骨。

(Health) Sitting Down Damages Your Health

The effects of sitting for too long are thought to be numerous and possibly deadly.

More and more of us are spending the majority of our waking hours sat behind a desk or on a couch, but studies show that this is doing tremendous damage to our bodies. One recent report stated that people who spend more than 4 hours every day sitting in front of a screen are over 50% more likely to suffer a serious heart attack than those who spend less than 2 hours in front of a screen.

Alarmingly, it is even possible that regular exercise cannot entirely compensate for hours spent at the desk. Researchers from the University of South Carolina found that men who sit for 23 hours or more every week are 64% more likely to die of heart disease than those who spend less than 11 hours sitting down. This was despite the fact that many of the men got a healthy amount of exercise.

Long hours of sitting are also thought to adversely affect your metabolism and bad cholesterol and blood sugar levels. If you have an office job, it can be hard to stand up all day, but experts advise getting up and moving around every hour and leaving the office at lunchtime to exercise your muscles.

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