Are You Sitting Too Much

There is some current research on how much we sit and is that good for us. A fairly large study showed that American adults sit on average 8 hours a day (56 hours a week). For some of you that is probably more hours in a week than you sleep!

Studies are showing us that when we sit for long periods, our bodies go into a hibernation mode like the computer. The bad news is that when our body goes into this hibernation mode, some of the enzymes like lipo-protein lipase which breaks down triglycerides ceases to work. This particular lipase will drop as much as 50% in the body. What this means is that the more we sit, the more we store fat instead of break it down.

Many of you may have jobs where you sit at a desk most of the day. Think about doing some things during the day to break the sitting cycle. Get up and walk up a fight of stairs, or walk in the hall for 5 minutes. If you starting getting in the habit of moving instead of sitting all of the time, it will become a habit and you will be serving your body in a good way.