Why sitting is bad for you - Murat Dalkilinç
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Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around. Are our bodies built for such a sedentary existence? Murat Dalkilinç investigates the hidden risks of sitting down.
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by Amy Scroggs
Amy Scroggs
Lesson completed
Psychological connection-depression, PTSD, etc.
The video and questions touched highly on brain functionality and the lack, thereof, during prolonged sitting time, due to lack of oxygen being provided to the brain because of the lack of capacity to fill lungs, while slouched. I wonder if this has an even more prolonged effect on people with depression, especially due to lifestyles/major life changes such as injury/disability, losing job, leaving active military, inactive jobs, etc. I'm going to do some research on the subject, but I'm just wondering if anyone else believes there might be a possible link?
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Adriana Zuluaga
Lesson completed
There must be a link. You don't move, you feel unproductive, you get depressed. Your energy is low as well as your brain functions, besides the impact all these sutuations have on each other.
Caroline Ross
Lesson in progress
What a thoughtful question, Amy! I experienced a life-changing back injury and I've discovered a lot about sitting and how detrimental it is to our bodies and minds. My husband sings for retirement homes, and he reports many of the "inmates" are disabled and unable to walk. I don't think our country pays much attention to the elderly, so finding good research may be difficult.
Edith Tierney
Lesson completed
I think it is quite possible.
Lily Zhang
Flushing, NY, United States
Lesson in progress
There is very little known research in this area. All the phusical signs of prolonged sitting points to declining physical capabilities. I would assume theses effect triple with illness, depression..... Good to point the association out!
George Laios
Athens, Greece
Lesson in progress
a common factor is respiration. We have many expressions in all cultures that show the connection of fear, fright or panic with respiration.
A second point could be attention when sitting focused in a TV or Monitor I tend to loose the bigger picture
David Lloyd-Jones
Lesson in progress
Amy,
That looks plausible as all get out to me.
-dlj.
Elaine Le Sueur
Lesson completed
Interesting theory, Amy. I think there is merit in exploring this. So many retirement homes have people just sitting around all day.
