Why sitting is bad for you - Murat Dalkilinç
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-sitting-is-bad-for-you-murat-dalkilinc Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays,...
==========
Right now, you're probably sitting down to watch this videoand staying seated for a few minutes to view it is probably okay.But the longer you stay put, the more agitated your body becomes.It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up againand take it for a walk.That may sound ridiculous.Our bodies love to sit, right?Not really.Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stressor recuperate from exercise.But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around,and our bodies simply aren't built for such a sedentary existence.In fact, just the opposite is true.The human body is built to move,and you can see evidence of that in the way it's structured.Inside us are over 360 joints, and about 700 skeletal ...
==========
Right now, you're probably sitting down to watch this videoand staying seated for a few minutes to view it is probably okay.But the longer you stay put, the more agitated your body becomes.It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up againand take it for a walk.That may sound ridiculous.Our bodies love to sit, right?Not really.Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stressor recuperate from exercise.But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around,and our bodies simply aren't built for such a sedentary existence.In fact, just the opposite is true.The human body is built to move,and you can see evidence of that in the way it's structured.Inside us are over 360 joints, and about 700 skeletal ...
