And while sitting is relaxing and seems comfortable, it can still be deadly, especially if you overdo it, like the most of us.

即便坐著讓人感到輕鬆又舒服，這個姿勢卻可能會帶來致命的影響，尤其是跟大多數人一樣久坐的時候。

We sit while we eat, work, and even while we play.

我們吃東西、工作，甚至是在玩的時候都是坐著的。

But why is sitting bad for you?

但為什麼坐著對身體不好呢？

Let's assume that you're a relatively healthy person.

假設你是一個身體相當健康的人。

You don’t drink excessively, smoke and you’re not overweight.

你沒有酗酒、抽菸，你也沒有過重。

As soon as you sit down, the rate of calories you burn drops to around 1 calorie per minute, which is a third of what you burn doing usual activities.

在你坐下之後，身體燃燒的熱量便會降到一分鐘一卡路里，這相當於一般活動時燃燒熱量的三分之一。

Electrical activity in your leg muscles shuts off and enzymes that help break down fat drop by 90%.

這時，腿部肌肉中的電氣活動會停止，分解脂肪的酵素也會降低 90%。

Two hours of sitting and the level of good cholesterol in your body drops by 20%.

只要坐著兩小時，身體裡的良好膽固醇就會降低 20%。

After 24 hours of sitting your risk of getting diabetes increases by up to 25%.

坐著 24 小時之後，罹患糖尿病的風險則會提高至 25%。

And that's not all!

還沒完呢！

Studies have shown that sitting increases the risk of certain types of cancer, heart disease, obesity, and premature death.

研究顯示坐著會提高罹患一些特定癌症、心臟疾病、肥胖，和過早死亡的風險。

Lack of movement triggers unhealthy metabolic changes.

缺乏運動則會引發不健康的新陳代謝紊亂。

And while doing 30 minutes of daily aerobic exercise is certainly important to maintain heart health.

而每天 30 分鐘的有氧運動能夠有效地維持心臟的健康。

It's still important to decrease the overall amount of time we spend sitting.

減少一天當中坐著的時間也是相當重要的。

One study suggests that you can alleviate the bad effects of sitting on your body by taking short breaks every hour, as well as getting 30 minutes of exercise a day.

一項研究指出人們能透過每隔一小時的短暫休息和每日 30 分鐘的運動，來減緩坐著對身體帶來的傷害。

You can head over to my channel "BrainCraft" to watch more videos.

歡迎您到我的頻道「神奇的腦細胞」中觀看更多影片。

Like my latest on how color affects your behavior.

像是我最新的影片描述的是顏色對行為的影響。

Thanks for watching!

感謝收看！