With the amount of people the world over who have desk jobs, you’d think that they’d be a little healthier for someone to be a part of. However, spending hours and hours sitting each day, be it at an actual desk or in some other form, can actually end up being extremely harmful to your health. Even if you are more active during the hours you’re not at work, it takes a lot for you to counterbalance that damage that’s done during the majority of your day. So to show you just what’s being done to your body in the hopes of encouraging you to find more ways to combat these effects, here are three ways your desk job is bad for your health.
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
When your body doesn’t spend much time moving during the day, a plethora of health hazards being to take place. Some of the most notable ones, according to Dr. Edward R. Laskowski, a contributor to the Mayo Clinic, are problems linked with obesity and metabolic syndrome. What this means is that people who live a more sedentary lifestyle that often culminates in having a desk job are much more likely to be overweight and have higher blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels. These things can lead to all types of physical problems, ranging from heart attack and stroke to cancer and diabetes.
Problems With Posture
It’s not an easy task to sit at a desk for hours each day and maintain healthy and proper posture. Because of this, many people with desk jobs also have a lot of pain that develops at different places throughout their bodies. According to Jacquelyn Smith, a contributor to Business Insider, not only can having poor posture result in you having immense neck, shoulder, and back pain, but it can also it can also cause you to develop more chronic conditions. Some physical ailments that many office workers see as they continue in this line of work include things like arthritis and bursitis.
Eye Health
In addition to your joints, limbs, and internal organs taking some damage from your desk job, your eyes are also on the front lines of this physical war. According to Deg’er Saner, a contributor to Recruiter.com, the bright LED screens that many modern workers stare at while at their desks can wreak havoc on this sensitive part of your body. Not only can these lights eventually result in problems with macular degeneration, but they can also cause you to have splitting headaches or general eye irritation.
If you work at a desk job or another career where you’re relatively sedentary and spend a lot of time looking at screens, consider using the information mentioned above to help you prioritize your health and make some positive changes in your life.
Originally posted on October 31, 2018 @ 2:52 pm