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be active to stay fit, stop watching tv

be active to stay fit, stop watching tvNowadays, most of the people we’re either too tired to work out when we get off work or too busy to do something else. But, we always seem to find the time to watch TV, with a recent research showing that an American watches about six hours a day of television, while most households have at least two such devices, as physorg informs.

Watching television is actually very harmful because it comes to encourage an already sedentary lifestyle. Instead of sitting down on the sofa at night, after dinner, to catch a favorite series or talk show, we should consider doing something to keep active, no matter what that might be. Light to moderate exercise decreases the risk of heart disease, not to mention that it helps prevent the apparition of a weight problem that can worsen in time.

Sitting for long periods of time has unhealthy effects on blood sugar and blood fats. This is alarming. In order to live a healthy life, you must make physical activity a priority, along with eating right. So either hit the gym before sitting down for your favorite weekly TV drama, or just turn the tube off and play tag with your kids or take a walk with your spouse – make small improvements to get moving and get healthy say Dr. Rubinstein.

On the grounds that any type of exercise is good exercise, we can start by watching less TV and using that time (say, half an hour or more) to keep moving, go out for a walk, play with the kids, do house chores, whatever we find most appealing at that precise moment, experts urge us.

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