Wikipedia defines a Sedentary Lifestyle as ‘a type of lifestyle involving little or no physical activity’.
Sedentary lifestyle is associated with assorted unpleasant health consequences; since the physical activity of the body helps it to stay healthy
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ‘Sedentary lifestyles increase all causes of mortality, double the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity, and increase the risks of colon cancer, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, lipid disorders, depression and anxiety’.
According to WHO also, ‘60 to 85% of people in the world—from both developed and developing countries—lead sedentary lifestyles, making it one of the more serious yet insufficiently addressed public health problems of our time. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of children are also insufficiently active, with serious implications for their future health’.
Whereas Job requirements and circumstances in life could limit one to a sedentary lifestyle; Yoga offers one the opportunity of exercising the physical body however limited the space available or strenuous the work schedule may be
With breathing exercises an individual could remain on one spot and get the body to sweat profusely
Dibandu Herbal Tea (DHT) stimulates the physical body and is very useful for those whose physical activities are limited.
Understanding one’s body helps her to manage those adverse conditions that are related with change of circumstances; be they emotional or physical
Being able to control the mind is an essential tool for listening to the body and utilizing the Natural means available for staying healthy despite the circumstances