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A useful essay on Sedentary Lifestyle.Written by-Chinmaya SinghIIT Bombay
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SedentaryLifestyle
Sedentarylifestyleisatypeoflifestylewithnoorirregularphysicalactivity.Thistypeoflivinghasbeenheavilyinfluencedbythepropagationofpassiveformsofentertainmentsuchasreadingbooks,watchingtelevision,playingvideogamesandusingcomputerduringmuchoftheday.Itcancontributetomanypreventablecausesofdeath.Moreover,largenumberofadultworkershaveshiftedfromphysicallabourtoofficejobs,especiallyintechnologicallydevelopednations.Livingasedentarylifecausesincreasingweight,obesityandpsychiatricproblemswhichmayleadtoheartdiseases,diabetesandcertaintypesofcancer.Itcanalsoaffectapersonsimmunesystem,leadingtoevenmorenegativehealthconsequences.Inmyopinion,allthenewtrendyandtechnologicallyadvancedgadgetsareresponsibleforthisconditionofhumanbeingswhomadethemforthebetterfuturebutthecaseisjustopposite.Allthepeopleareentrappedinthisnetofmodernandtechnologicalworldfullofgizmoswhichareadvancingdaybydaywhereasonlyahandfulofthemareabletobenefitfromthesewhilerestofthemareusingthesejustforfun,whospendtheirtimeinfrontofthescreen,beitofcomputer,televisionormobile.Itisveryharmfulforthestudentswhospendshoursreadingandstudying.Healthismoreimportantthanstudyanditisaverycrucialstageinastudentslifewhenalmostallhisphysique,brainandimmunesystemsdevelopmenttakesplace.Studentsshouldmanagetogetsometimeinmorningoreveninganddosomeoutdooractivitiesandmakeahabitofgoingtoschoolandtuitionbycycle.Moreover,peopleshouldadoptcyclingandwalkingasanalternativewayoftransportation.Peopleshouldnotsitinfrontofascreenforlong.Theyshouldwalkaroundinthehouseorinofficeperiodicallytoavoidbacksprains.Atlastpeopleshouldnotdependonlyonelectronicgadgetsfortheirentertainment,theyshouldliveinarealisticworldratherthanvirtualistic.Theycanrejuvenateorrefreshthemselvesfromthebeautyofnature.Weshouldmaintainabalancebetweenphysicalactivitiesandthetimewespendinfrontofthescreen.
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