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    Sedentary Lifestyle

    Health & Wellness


    Value added Course
    Semester II

    Dr. James Wahlang


    Associate Professor
    Department of Biochemistry,
    SEC
    Approximately 31% of the global population aged ≥15 years
    engages in INSUFFICIENT physical activity, and it is known
    to contribute to the death of approximately 3.2 million
    people every year

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    The Concept of a Sedentary Lifestyle
    • Sedentary behavior is defined as
    any waking behavior such as
    sitting or leaning with an energy
    expenditure of 1.5 metabolic
    equivalent of task (MET) or less.
    • Some examples of sedentary
    behavior include television
    viewing, playing video games,
    using a computer, sitting at school
    or work, and sitting while
    commuting
    MET Range

    • MET is defined as the ratio of work metabolic rate to the


    standard resting metabolic rate (RMR) of 1 kcal/kg/h
    • One MET is the RMR or energy cost for a person at rest.
    When classified quantitatively based on their intensities,
    physical activities can be classified into
    1.0–1.5 METs (sedentary behavior),
    1.6– 2.9 METs (light intensity),
    3–5.9 (moderate intensity), and
    ≥6 METs (vigorous intensity)
    Sedentary habits Vs mortality
    • Some reports showed a correlation between the television
    viewing time and all-cause mortality,
    • the people who watched television for ≥6 hours a day had a
    two-fold higher all-cause mortality risk
    • Whereas, those spending TV time ≤4 hours had a reduced (1.5
    fold) all-cause mortality risk
    Diseases associated
    • Diabetes mellitus: the prevalence of type 2 DM increases with
    increasing sedentary habits
    • Hypertension: A sedentary lifestyle affects blood pressure through
    various mechanisms
    • Obesity: Sedentary time is known to have significant correlations
    with waist circumference. the waist circumference increased by 3.1
    cm with a 10% increase in the sedentary time
    • Sedentary behavior is also closely related to the prevalence of
    cancer.
    • Sedentary behavior is known to show a negative association with
    the bone mineral density (weakening of bones)
    • a prolonged sedentary time >10 hours a day was markedly
    correlated with chronic knee pain
    • Dyslipidemia: Sedentary behaviors induce metabolic
    dysfunction characterized by elevated blood triglyceride levels,
    reduced HDL-cholesterol levels, and diminished insulin
    sensitivity
    Sedentary lifestyle and other diseases
    • Depression
    Mentally passive sedentary behaviors such as television viewing,
    sitting, listening to music, and talking while sitting were
    positively correlated with depression risks
    • Cognitive function
    sedentary behavior may affect cognitive (relating to thinking,
    reasoning, or remembering) function
    Recommendations

    • For children between the ages of 5 and 17, the sedentary


    recreational screen time should be limited to 2 hours a day,
    • 65 years and more are advised to remain active as much as
    possible every day.
    • The recommended amount of physical activity for adults is 150–
    300 minutes of moderate physical activity (MPA) or 75–150
    minutes of vigorous physical activity or an equivalent moderate-to-
    vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week
    • In the people with the least daily activity (≤17 min/d MVPA),
    replacing 30 minutes of the sitting time each day with light physical
    activity reduced the mortality risk by 14%
    Example of light (A) to vigorous (B) physical activity

    A
    B

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