It has been universally acknowledged that the problem of inactive way of living life has led to the degradation of
health and fitness of numerous people despite the establishment of a number of gyms and other fitness institutions
promoting physical activities. A significant number of people fail to manage time for morning exercises as they have
to run a rat race every day. Irrespective of world health community's advice on active lifestyle most of the adult
population reluctantly fall into the vicious cycle of sedentary lifestyle habits. This problem has been a depressing
magnitude. Although a plethora of reasons are there yet some sensible solutions are also available to curb this grave
concern.
To commence with, the most prominent reason for the issue of unhealthy lifestyle is academic success is valued
more as compared to physical health from a very young age. The obligation of scoring exceedingly well in exams has
made students to get completely engrossed in their studies. This often leaves people with minimal amount of time
to focus on their fitness. Furthermore, in the maximum number of jobs, employees are required to sit at one place
for longer durations of time; the culture of “desk jobs” has drastically reduced the amount of physical activity in
one’s life. A growing number of body research shows that long periods of physical inactivity raise a risk of becoming
overweight. Moreover, with the emergence of entertainment industry, people are more inclined towards the
inactive lifestyle. Lastly, availability of food, grocery items and other basic need products on the doorstep has
contributed a major share to a lethargic lifestyle.
A sedentary lifestyle involves very little physical activities with very low energy expenditure causing several severe
health problems. Consequently, it can cause obesity contributing to chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cardiac
arrest, and diabetes to name but a few examples. In addition, the relentless exposure to laptops, smart phones or
tabs distorts the natural curve of backbone causing various spinal issues. According to a study of young adults in the
U. K. , 84% of those tracked experienced back pain during the last year, mainly due to being hunched over smart
phones, tablets, and computers.
In order to solve this serious issue, some measures can be taken into considerations. Promoting active lifestyle is
need of the hour. Making young minds aware of benefits of healthy habits can increase the level of fitness among
children. Also, including yoga and other fitness activities as a part of curriculum can also be beneficial for them.
Secondly, gyms should be made in the office complexes with adequate facilities. This step will eventually encourage
people to start physical activities especially for those whose job timings do not allow them to work out lately. For an
example here, according to a survey held in two metro cities, Delhi and Mumbai, of my country, this has been
noticed that after introducing health facilities within office premises, that helps people to drastically reduce the
health related issues. As a result, they have become more active towards their work.
To recapitulate, unquestionably, the sedentary lifestyle poses a real risk of various health complications in the
modern societies due to tougher social & economic constraints. Therefore, to mitigate this complex issue, local
administration must educate people about the healthy lifestyle habits through campaign and workshops. People
should re-evaluate their values and make a long-term strategy for improving their time managem
It has been
universally
acknowledged that the problem of inactive way of living life has led to the degradation of
health and
fitness
of numerous
people
despite the establishment of a
number
of gyms and other
fitness
institutions
promoting
physical
activities
. A significant
number
of
people
fail to manage time for morning exercises as they
have
to
run a rat race every day. Irrespective of world
health
community's advice on active
lifestyle
most of the
adult
population
reluctantly
fall into the vicious cycle of sedentary
lifestyle
habits. This problem has been a
depressing
magnitude
. Although a plethora of reasons are there
yet
some
sensible solutions are
also
available to curb this
grave
concern
.
To commence with, the most prominent reason for the
issue
of unhealthy
lifestyle
is academic success
is valued
more
as
compared to
physical
health
from a
very
young age. The obligation of scoring
exceedingly
well in exams
has
made
students to
get
completely engrossed in their studies. This
often
leaves
people
with minimal amount of
time
to
focus on their
fitness
.
Furthermore
, in the maximum
number
of jobs, employees
are required
to sit at one place
for longer durations of time; the culture of “desk jobs” has
drastically
reduced
the amount of
physical
activity
in
one
’s life. A growing
number
of body research
shows
that long periods of
physical
inactivity raise a
risk
of
becoming
overweight
.
Moreover
, with the emergence of entertainment industry,
people
are more inclined towards the
inactive
lifestyle
.
Lastly
, availability of food, grocery items and other basic need products on the doorstep has
contributed
a major share to a lethargic lifestyle.
A sedentary
lifestyle
involves
very
little
physical
activities
with
very
low energy expenditure causing several severe
health
problems.
Consequently
, it can cause obesity contributing to chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cardiac
arrest
, and diabetes to name
but
a few examples.
In addition
, the relentless exposure to laptops, smart phones
or
tabs
distorts the natural curve of backbone causing various spinal
issues
. According to a study of young adults in
the
U. K.
,
84% of those
tracked
experienced back pain during the last year,
mainly
due to
being hunched
over smart
phones
, tablets, and computers.
In order to solve this serious
issue
,
some
measures can
be taken
into considerations. Promoting active
lifestyle
is
need
of the hour. Making young minds aware of benefits of healthy habits can increase the level of
fitness
among
children
.
Also
, including yoga and other
fitness
activities
as a part of curriculum can
also
be beneficial for them.
Secondly
, gyms should
be made
in the office complexes with adequate facilities. This step will
eventually
encourage
people
to
start
physical
activities
especially
for those whose job timings do not
allow
them to work out lately. For
an
example here, according to a survey held in two metro cities, Delhi and Mumbai, of my country, this has
been
noticed
that after introducing
health
facilities within office premises, that
helps
people
to
drastically
reduce
the
health
related
issues
.
As a result
, they have become more active towards their work.
To recapitulate,
unquestionably
, the sedentary
lifestyle
poses a real
risk
of various
health
complications in the
modern
societies due to tougher social & economic constraints.
Therefore
, to mitigate this complex
issue
, local
administration
must
educate
people
about the healthy
lifestyle
habits through campaign and workshops.
People
should re-evaluate their values and
make
a long-term strategy for improving their time
managem