According to the World Health Organisation, inactivity is responsible for a multitude of diseases, disabilities and even deaths. With more and more of us spending the majority of our days sitting down, here are 10 reasons to get more active from today. By Hilary Pereira.
High blood pressure
In order to maintain a healthy blood pressure, we need to exercise often.
Obesity
Sitting down for long periods throughout the day encourages weight gain, as we take in more calories than we expend.
Osteoporosis
This brittle-bone disease occurs more often in people who don’t exercise.
Cardiovascular disease
A healthy cardiovascular system is reliant on regular exercise, which encourages good circulation, healthy blood pressure and an efficiently working
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
When we sit for long periods of inactivity, our circulation becomes sluggish.
Depression
Studies have shown that exercise can be very effective in combating depression – in some cases more so than medication.
Kidney stones
Inactivity encourages the bones to leak calcium into the blood, and calcium is one of the components of kidney stones.
