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This is what half a year at home has done to your body
You lose muscle mass every week, your heart and lungs weaken, your posture is completely knocked out and we have not said a word about the weight (needless to say, you know you have gained).
6 things that social distance has done to you
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Monday, 05 October 2020, 09:12
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Since March we are more or less in an official and declared state of a global epidemic and that means that for half a year now we have been practicing social distance and spending much more time at home, working from home and once in a while also moving some insulation or closure at home.
There is no doubt that being at home a lot is the right thing right now for someone who wants to reduce their chances of getting Covid-19, but even a long stay at home has a chance of causing all sorts of health problems.
A long and prolonged stay at home distorts the body, weakens the heart and lungs and even impairs brain function.
And the consequences of the long months in isolation or social distance may accompany us even years after it is over.
Here's what half a year at home has done to your body:
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Muscle loss
Sometimes, a week of rest at home is just what the body needs.
But half a year of living in the Amot Valley and an even more sedentary lifestyle than it was before may drain the physical achievements you have achieved with great effort.
Hard work of long months goes down the drain in a week.
Woman doing surges (Illustration: ShutterStock)
Building muscle takes months, but losing it is also possible in a week.
It's not really fair, but that's how it is.
And the older we get, the faster we lose muscle mass, according to Keith Beer, a professor of molecular physiology at the University of California.
Muscle loss will not necessarily be manifested in the loss of its volume, but in the loss of strength, and according to Beer, this is one of the strongest predictors of life expectancy.
"The stronger we stay the easier it will be for us to maintain a long life expectancy," he said.
The heart and lungs weakened
If you do not exercise in your quarantine routine, it means that your heart rate does not really rise (voltage series on Netflix do not count), and when your heart does not strain, it weakens - says Beer.
And your lungs are similarly damaged when you are not active, says Dr. Phnagis Galliatstus, a lung specialist at Johns Hopkins Bay View Hospital. He says many of his patients complain of decreased breathing quality because they have not been able to exercise.
People with lung disease Or respiratory problems are at risk for corona because it is a virus that damages the airways, so it is very likely that they maintain social distance to reduce their risk of infection. In their existing medical condition.
When your heart does not strain, it weakens.
Pulse Clock (Illustration: ShutterStock)
Exercise is the only way to improve both heart health and lung health.
"There is no single drug that can do both of these things," said Dr. Galliatstus. Therefore, if you do not have a safe option to exercise outside the home, try to find a way to do it indoors.
You gain fat
The problem with being home all day, is that it means being in a dangerous proximity to the refrigerator.
And to the pantry.
And to this drawer with all the cookies and chocolates.
There are those who will get the best out of it, and will find time to invest in balanced and healthy meals.
Others, will show human weakness and will just snack on too many things they should not snack on.
This convenient access to food sources may lead to our 'eating window' (the period of time in which we eat most of our meals) expanding from 10 or 12 hours to 15 hours a day.
A half-day eating window can cause an increase in insulin levels in the blood, which will lead to increased storage of fat in cells and the conversion of fat molecules into fat, explains Giles Dufield, a lecturer in anatomy and physiology at the University of Notre Dame, who studies metabolism and the circus clock.
Dangerous proximity to the refrigerator throughout the day.
Obesity (Illustration: ShutterStock)
Overeating is also a problem at the present time.
At the beginning of the epidemic and during the closures imposed, people tended to stock up on large quantities of food, fearing a shortage of supplies.
Many of the non-perishable food products are sugary and starchy processed foods.
Weight gain during stressful times is normal, and there is no doubt that 2020 has provided plenty of stress and cause for concern.
But when weight gain becomes obesity it is already a problem in itself.
The body may develop insulin resistance and a host of chronic medical problems, such as diabetes.
Posture is impaired
Each of us has a sitting position that we fixate on and 'liquid' to eventually.
Usually it looks like this: leaning forward, shoulders bent, spine rounded, neck bent towards the chest, elbows high.
Prolonged sitting or lying down for most of the day can significantly impair posture and create strain on the back, neck, shoulders, thighs and eyes, according to Brandon Brown, an epidemiologist and lecturer at the Center for Health Communities at the University of California.
Brown, like other experts, recommends getting up from the chair once an hour and taking a few minutes to walk and stretch.
"You can even lie on the floor for a few moments and let your back straighten," he said in an interview with CNN.
Your neck and back pay the price.
Woman suffering from neck pain (Illustration: ShutterStock)
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Sleep is impaired
Adequate exposure to sunlight is important for synchronizing the circadian rhythm (the body's internal clock).
So spending the whole day indoors, especially if the house is not bright enough or if the windows are darkened by shutters or curtains, can adversely affect sleep.
As long as you make sure to go out to the sun once a day for a short time, you can prevent significant sleep disturbance.
The brain slows down
A sedentary lifestyle also harms your brain.
Exercise causes the body to produce all kinds of chemicals in the brain that break down toxins in the blood and prevent them from reaching the brain and killing brain cells there.
One of the consequences of lack of exercise is that the body will break down less efficiently the byproducts of amino acids, which eventually become neurotoxins that are harmful to brain cells.
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