The greater the distance between work and home, the greater the risk of poor health, obesity and hypertension. Healthiest who works close to home and stepping away, run or cycle bridged.
The move to work on time and which absorbs at the expense of other activities such as playing with the children, contact with friends and acquaintances and physical activity in the garden, on a sports field or go on.
Long road is not good for health, as it turns yet again. This time two U.S. studies.
Passive commuters ...
American doctors followed a group of 4,300 adults in the state of Texas and their figures were published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Who more than 22.5 kilometers from home went to work, ran a pretty big risk of obesity and poor physical condition.
A commuting distance of more than 15 kilometers was associated with increased blood pressure.
Just as unhealthy as watching television ...
Remarkably, not long since in the car is very unhealthy. Just as unhealthy even watch television. Behind the wheel or television down the metabolism to an absolute resting level. You consumed at that time 75 to 90% less fat than if you are physically active light.
This leads to an increase in the amount of fat in the blood, a first unhealthy situation.
But the fats accumulate in the muscle fibers and also disrupt the metabolism there. Another unhealthy development which include contributing to a sharp drop of the good HDL cholesterol.
The accumulated fat to the muscle fibers also less sensitive to insulin, causing blood sugar levels in the longer remains undesirably high.
These are only 3 facets of this unwanted effect. During a normal night's sleep, they do not arise because the metabolism during sleep in a different way than is controlled during the day.
Costs for health
Long travel times between home and work also mainly at the expense of active pursuits, the charged Thomas Christian from Brown University. Who cooks, there remains time to take the time you pull out for meals will remain relatively stable.
But physical activity and sport are less vital and therefore is especially then skimped. The longer the journey, the less time is taken to have something physical to do. Understandable, because in a long car, train or bus down, is quite tiring.
Traffic congestion and delays contribute not only to lost working hours, but also to additional expense for our public health and an important loss of health.
More active
A few years ago showed, inter alia, Bas de Geus of the Free University of Brussels that active cycling trips to work and back a significant condition profit. Cyclists are healthier, less often sick and absent at work. They are more productive and mentally refreshed. A smart government invests more in cycling facilities, is the opinion of Bas de Geus.
The work of the Beggar is confirmed by other many other studies. If the resident movement active bridges, cycling, running or walking, has significantly less problems with obesity, high fat in the blood, increased blood pressure, diabetes and other health alarms.
Who lives close enough to work for this option, so can kill two birds with one stone. The time on the road is no longer lost time, but is converted into real health benefits.
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