Physical Activity for a Healthy Living
Have you had to work from home for the past few months? Working on a project? Spending long hours sitting at the computer screen. Could even be as casual as binging on your favourite movies for hours at a stretch, spent extra hours at that TV screen? Then this post is for you. If you’ve had to work from home during this COVID period, chances are you’ve probably been living a sedentary lifestyle like never before. Sitting for hours at a stretch increases the risk of developing heart disease, diabetics and other chronic diseases. This is because long hours of inactivity is associated with a slowdown in metabolism which affects the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar levels, blood pressure and body fat break down. ...Now don't move off just yet. Be active, sit less. Engaging in 30 minutes of physical activity daily (5 times a week) is advised in order to reduce our risk of these chronic diseases. Our risk for these disease increases as we grow older. It is therefore importan