A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of chronic diseases and reduces life expectancy
Sedentary lifestyle is one of the biggest challenges that today’s society faces. Various changes and technological innovations have meant that most people have lost the direct need to perform physical activities, from the most routine ones, such as walking, to the most structured ones, such as playing sports.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one-third of the world’s adult population is physically inactive. In Brazil, IBGE data indicates that 47% of Brazilian adults and 84% of young people are sedentary. This scenario contributes to the development of chronic diseases, in addition to reducing life expectancy.
The solution to the problem is to include more physical activity in your daily life in a natural way, emphasizes physical educator Tauan Gomes. “To escape a sedentary lifestyle, it is important to include physical activity in a natural way in your daily life. Even with a busy routine, finding time to keep your body active is essential for your health.”
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Below, the expert has listed some tips that can help you become a more active person and fight a sedentary lifestyle:
1. Incorporate physical activity into your routine
You don’t have to go to the gym or play any sport to get out of a sedentary lifestyle. Small movements in your daily life can help you become a more active person, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking to nearby places instead of driving, and walking your dog around the block.
2. Find something you like
Often it is not the physical activity itself that demotivates you, but the specific activity you have chosen. There are several activities that you can incorporate into your routine to break out of a sedentary lifestyle, just choose the one you have the most affinity with, such as soccer, dance, running, cycling, martial arts, bodybuilding, among others.
3. Create the habit
Our lives are driven by habits, so let’s make exercise a habit too. Set a schedule, avoid running away from it, choose realistic durations so you don’t get demotivated over time. In the long run, exercise will become completely natural to you.
4. Goals of the step
One of the simplest and most routine physical activities you can do is walking. It can be incorporated into your daily life very easily and you can set a daily step goal. In fact, there are several mobile phone applications that help with this.
5. Focus on group activities
Humans are sociable, so turning exercise into a social activity helps make it more enjoyable. Invite friends to play a new sport or make new friends by doing physical activities in a group.
Source: Terra
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