In school, we spend most of our time sitting behind our desks for most of the day. At work, we do the same staring at the computer screen instead. Many of us also spend our time sitting while we commute, either we use a car or other means of transportation. Then, after a long day we go home and continue our sedentary habit again in front of our computer or on the couch while watching television. It’s a tough cycle to break because school and most jobs essentially require us to sit for long periods of time. It is a fact that we work on average around 10 hours per day, which means that we spend more time sitting than sleeping. The human body has been designed and evolved to be in action, not stay seated. Our lifestyle is in contrary to our biological needs and can be disastrous to our overall well-being. Even if we work for very long hours, chances are that there should be at least a short period of 30 minutes, where we could be having some form of work out. After all, it has been suggested by several studies that sitting on a chair all day can be as dangerous to our health as smoking or being overweight.
Aether. Smart treadmill oriented to home enviroment
ADAMOPOULOS, IOANNIS
2015/2016
Abstract
In school, we spend most of our time sitting behind our desks for most of the day. At work, we do the same staring at the computer screen instead. Many of us also spend our time sitting while we commute, either we use a car or other means of transportation. Then, after a long day we go home and continue our sedentary habit again in front of our computer or on the couch while watching television. It’s a tough cycle to break because school and most jobs essentially require us to sit for long periods of time. It is a fact that we work on average around 10 hours per day, which means that we spend more time sitting than sleeping. The human body has been designed and evolved to be in action, not stay seated. Our lifestyle is in contrary to our biological needs and can be disastrous to our overall well-being. Even if we work for very long hours, chances are that there should be at least a short period of 30 minutes, where we could be having some form of work out. After all, it has been suggested by several studies that sitting on a chair all day can be as dangerous to our health as smoking or being overweight.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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