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Could sitting at your desk for hours on end trying to put in enough time to please your boss making you fat in more ways than you are aware? Finally studies have been done on the affects of sitting and your health. Finishing your deadline before you do anything else may not be the best option for you and your company. On top of the non activity adding to your weight gain you are also increasing your risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other related illnesses. In the end your company will lose out as a decrease in health co relates to more sick days, less productivity and higher costs of insurance and benefits.
Scientists at the University of Missouri originally thought that sitting made people overweight. To their surprise they found that enzymes that are responsible for burning fat shut down due to prolonged sitting. Adding a regular dose of exercise at the end of a long work day did not help the enzyme get back in action. They had no idea how bad sitting for long periods of time truly was for you. They focused their study on how inactivity affected the body on a cellular level.
There is only one enzyme that removes fat from the bloodstream. High cholesterol and risk of heart attack and stroke are increased when fat remains in the bloodstream. The more “junk” in your blood vessels the smaller the passage. As a result more pressure is required from the heart to pump the blood through your body, so your blood pressure also increases.
They also injected fat into animals. The fat did not remain in the blood vessels that pass through muscles where it could be burned. Instead, it went to the fat tissue and was stored around the organs. Fat around organs increases your risk for heart attack and stroke.
Another finding was that lipase; an enzyme that is critical to the body’s ability to break down fat decreased its function to 10% of its normal levels after only a few hours of sitting.
They were so intrigued by the results that they biopsied muscle tissue from sedentary people. Lipase levels were much lower than people who didn’t have a desk job, so they were more able to retain fat and their HDL (Good cholesterol) levels lowered. To top it off their metabolic rate decreased.
So the research concludes that just doing one hour of exercise at the end of the day is not enough. You must incorporate activity into your life as much as possible. Try to get a program at lunch into your office. If you have shower facilities you can have a running group, boxing class, run stairs with a group of co workers or you can decrease the intensity and have a relaxing yoga or pilates class right in your board room. Every hour or so get up from your desk and do a quick walk around the office. Go up a flight of stairs and back down. Check out the corporate programs that we offer. For your health and well being try to keep moving during your day! |
