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Why doing too much of this is making you anxious

Monday, July 20, 2015 6:29
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If you’ve ever experienced anxiety you know it can be unsettling. Your heart races, you develop a headache and your palms become clammy. You try to take deep breaths to calm down, but it doesn’t seem to work.

We all experience anxiety at some point in our lives. Whether we have an important deadline to meet or the anxiety is a side effect of medications you take, there are many ways one might become anxious.

For some, anxiety comes and goes with life’s stressors. For others, anxiety is an ongoing battle they face daily. But new research suggests your anxiety may be linked to this common habit.

Sitting: A possible cause of anxiety
 

A recent review of previous studies is linking too much sitting time with an increase in anxiety. But the results may not be as clear cut as we’d like them to be.
Researchers from Deakin University’s Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research in Australia revealed anxiety doesn’t necessarily follow a linear path. On one hand, a person may sit in front of a TV for hours and not get enough sleep. Lack of sleep may contribute to anxiety. On the other hand, individuals with anxiety may be less prone to being social and isolate themselves, so they sit all day.

For the review, nine previous international studies were examined to determine sitting’s role in anxiety. The general outcome from the review is that there is a definite link between anxiety and sitting.

Earlier this year, it was reported that long hours sitting were linked to higher rates of heart disease. Researchers said sitting was actually worse than smoking. So the real take-away is that we need to get moving.

Read more at Sitting linked to Anxiety, Natural ways to combat Anxiety

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