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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
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Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around. Are our bodies built for such a sedentary existence? Murat Dalkilinç investigates the hidden risks of sitting down.
Lesson by Murat Dalkilinç, animation by Oxbow Creative.
I feel bad for the animators who had to sit there and illustrate what this job is doing to them.
WOKE
*mind blown* wish I had commented that
I bet that the animators animated this standing up when they heard the audio
Savage!
@@kojibert I bet they stood up immediately after the video
*"SITTING FOR TOO LONG IS BAD FOR YOU"*
schools: _sweating intensifies_
"idc as long as they are looking fine to mee"
Schools wouldnt even care🤣
bruh in school you have to move at least every 45 minutes. plus you got PE class.
@@keetonfoust and sometimes you aren't allowed to even *stand*
can we just make a socialist revolution to the nowadays schools
@@keetonfoust not if u have a couple of 2 hour classes per day and some teachers dont allow you to go to the bathroom so u literally sit for hours
By the way, a few months ago I took up the habit to stretch or to do some exercises after sitting up for a long time. And I literally started feeling myself much better and active, and as a bonus, I lost 6 kg :)
You are cool
To add to this: I bought a table that I can move up and down. So I decided that during work I stand. For breaks I sit. The first days I felt my legs, but after 3-4 days my body got used to it. I feel better mentally
@@Linkario86 That's so cool! Tho I'm sorry, what comes imediately to mind is Dwight's standing desk from The Office
So do I !
This gives me feeling that my body is a different individual and I must give it love and respect
😂😂
Well said
I mean you're not wrong
I suspected sitting is bad for us so I lie down all day.
lol
I roll on floor because my body needs motion
I love programming cause I can just lie down program
but your body needs movement nonetheless
And there's a video on why that's just as bad.. xD
jokes on you, I stand up every ten minutes to get food from the fridge
Oh $hit, you,ll get a diabetes by spiking insulin like that
Lol. Thank you for making me laugh I’m so stressed.
God bless you ( feel like im an old lady speaking but thank you)
@@hadishams5732 yes... you kinda understood what his joke was implying.
hahahaha good one
Your pic made the comment funnier lol
As someone with ADHD, it's incredibly validating to hear/know that part of the problem is not with me; it's with the way our society is structured-- humans just aren't built to sit still for long periods of time.
aye ayudenlo pls
Humans are built to adapt. We can live in society, or we can risk our lives in the wild, either way has its advantage and disadvantage, but the advantages of the former outways the latter far more.
@@winzyl9546 doesn't mean we can't change things around us
We are not built to constantly work standing all day for 10 hours non stop with two 30 minute breaks either.
@@winzyl9546 This video is literally saying our bodies can't adapt to this lifestyle change, and the science backs it up. The only way to adapt is for society to change.
My family often scold me for moving around too much even though "i'm not doing anything." But actually, when I move around too much, it's those times I think too deeply.
School system: *I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that*
My teacher showed it in my class
@@antoniosaavedra872 school sucks. it doesn't help my future money making
Blame the school kids.
@@antoniosaavedra872 what happened then?
😁😁
“Right now you’re probably sitting down to watch this video”
me laying on the bed*: *HA*
the way i see it laying down is just you sitting horizontally
lying down is much better
most important... change postion...
@@ukidding Really??
@@noeyah9742 actually no, you don't have a bent knee, your spine is basically in the optimum position, you have a neutral neck position and your hand are down by your side kind of like walking.
This video should be shown to all Software employees who works infront of the system for half the day. Ted-ed always delivers solid content with so much information useful to people. Kudos to your content.
4:50 "Since the video is over why not stand up and stretch right now, treat your body with a walk it will thank you later" This quote affected me so much, thank you my body I'm sorry for using you in a wrong way.
Video: why sitting is bad
Online school: allow me to introduce myself
True lol
@@vitorbowen2347 but you have to move to get all these benefits
my online school linked this video for us lmao
@@allftw2677 march in place in short intervals while working with a computer. Works great for me.
Lol but you can turn off your cam tho-
The way I counter this is drinking a lot of water so it's physically impossible for me to sit for more than a few hours before I have to pee.
Same but unknowningly
This is genius
😂😂😂
Haha
Pee to bottle
this motivated me more than anything I have watched before, thanks.
Damn shown this to schools and colleges ,it makes us sit for longer periods and we cant even move in between
Fun fact:
If you walk every half hour you will have a lot more time to walk once you get fired.
LMAO
Pretty much
Also you'd have plenty more space once you're kicked out of your house from that one night.
This is just sad.
I wouldn't be sad, knowing the fact that the health is way important than damn work
“The human body is made to move”
*lays down on the ground and starts to shake legs*
I actually did that 😂😂😂😂😂
Looool
Mee too
😂😂😂
I have ADHD so when I lie down I automatically move my legs back and forth
Thank you so much, TED-Ed!
This is so important and should be taught in school!
Video starts: right now you’re probably sitting Dow-
Me: I’m laying down. I’m laying down, actually.
Same. Ha.
Same hahahaha
Mr Joke same
probably...
@@Charles-pj5gq try standing up next time
"Sitting is bad for you"
Me sitting on my wheelchair for the last 28 years.
@Aziz • lol
Don’t make it about you
@@billybadass7718 its a joke...
That was dark
@Aziz • lol I'm dead
I stopped sitting for a full year due to a back injury and honestly it was so good for me to eliminate that position and compression on my body. I’m healed now and still sit only if I’m in a car or I have to for short periods of time.
You are so cool ～
never knew i needed this as a reminder; been reading my physiology lectures like almost the whole day alright thanks!
"The human body is made to move"
*Starts shaking the whole body like a washing machine while sitting *
built, made, created. I thought we evolved. so why dont we start evolving to sit for long periods of time?
@@jubileeYAVEL I'm not an expert but I think we probably are already evolving but its result will only become apparent in the future generations?
@@jubileeYAVEL, a significant "evolution" won't happen unless there is some kind of selection of the best adapted to this stuff.
What I mean is that evolution of a species depends of natural or artificial selection, and since there isn't any kind of relation between how adapted is your body to remain sitting and your chances of producing offspring I doubt we will "evolve" to be better at sitting.
@@daleister It actually does. Because you keep you job, where you have to sit, where you probably get more money than the others.
@@JoseRojas-hl7sn Supongo que podría ser un punto de vista interesante, habría que revisar correlación entre la duración en empleos que impliquen permanecer sentado y la cantidad de hijos de dichas personas. Aunque dudo que sea una presión evolutiva significante por ahora
the sound those lungs make give me anxiety
*M e t o o*
sameee
yeah!! exactly !
Ohnoe
Ok, weeb
Excellent explanation. Thank you so much.
Your videos always help me get motivated, and this one has also done. I've been having some headache when i stand after having sat long time and now i know how to get rid of it, thanks,man 😁👍
God bless
Me, an intellectual: **is walking around my room with my phone right now**
ah yes, a man of health
@@noeyah9742 🤣😂
I was jogging on the spot the entire video😄
Sameeeee😂
@@ekkimittrettanafn2242 epic 😂
I'm not sitting. I'm lying down on my bed
And it's nighttime for me
me too :))
Same!
I'm laying on my couch
XXX MLG EpicGamer XXX I rock in my chair does that count?
Thanks TH-cam for recommending me what I exactly needed
This is very crucial to all of us.
"Sitting for too long is bad for you."
People who have to use wheel chairs: :/
I just commented on this, because I use a Wheelchair. LOL!
That's why physical therapy is used in these individuals, to get muscles moving and the heart pumping without necessarily standing and walking 😊
most important... change postion...
they are on wheelchair already they don't need to be fit
next goal: death
Dark humour on point 😂😂
me, who sits 7 hours everyday because of online school: 👁️👄👁️
Plus studying before school...
I have to sit for 12 hours a day bruh
What about a stand up desk?
@@cherryontop1137 it s pretty expensive for the most of us 🙁 but it s a great idea
@@amira.a16 I agree! Some of them are expensive. I opted to build my own with found materials. I have a coworker who just props her stuff up in such a way that she can stand. You don't really have to spend money. Just be creative.
Amazing video. It becomes more and more actual as time goes on.
Please make a video on the risks of walking, talking , sleeping , breathing and living also....
"Why sitting is bad for you"
*School : I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that*
Dude😂🤣😂🤣
Scientists/Doctors: Sitting is bad for you.
School: *makes you sit for long periods of time*
Scientists/Doctors: You need a good amount of sleep.
Schools: *Starts the day really early and gives you lots of homework*
Scientists/Doctors: You need a healthy and balanced diet.
Schools: *Serves frozen unhealthy food*
@@ensafzafar8496 stop please 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭, can't agree more🤣😂🤣😂🤣😤😤😤
omg the amount of fights I wanted to start as an intern educator when teachers were like "stay in your seat, stop moving" and I'm just here like "hey if you need to get up and do a lap and stretch, thats cool"
Hii am a personal trainer and taichi instructor, i am an internationally certified trainer, doing online trainings if u are interested I can help ..Thanks..!
I had to breathe manually when they started talking about the lungs. lol
Lol ong🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@Aaronmadison03 I came here for this comment lmao
Thanks for the likes lol❤
now I am doing it cuz you mention that
🤣🤣🤣
This is probably the most important video I have ever watched
Eyvallah. Bilgi icin teşekkür ederim
Great job school. You're killing me!!😵
+Juliana Patin "thes seystem is teh bset fro evritihng" -some stupid fuck, a long time ago.
True
+Juliana Patin Every time in choir when our teacher makes us stand up to sing, everyone complains, but I don't, because I don't like to sit all day and like it when I can get up and walk around. I'll pace around while waiting for stuff to happen.
ikr! DESKS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!!!!
Epic Cool Tiger My mom actually has standing desks she uses in her classroom at times. and it does help her students focus more and pay more attention.
"you're probably sitting right now to watch this video" *stands up while watching as I listen to the bad things about sitting*
same here 😂😂
I'm actually lying on my bed lol
+Emily Henford same
+Emily Henford me too
Same XD
Thank you Ted for this.
I used to sit a very long time, and this video is right about what our body needed to do.
"This could cause Cancer or Heart Disease."
**Starts to panic because I've been sitting for almost 7 years.**
Tokoyami tehe LMAO
time to stop sitting for life 🤪✌️
Peace out sitting! ✌🏽
Oop-
LITERALLY ME LOL
Imagine every passenger walking on the plane for a 14 hour flight bcos of this video.
Imagine airlines putting this into their routines and making everyone take turns, like can the last on seat number 12A please start walking? it's your turn madam
If fact, to avoid DVT it is recommended that you get up at least every few hours and move around on long haul flights.
AHAHHAHAHAHAHWHHAHAHAHAHHA
I was so gutted that I only found out about this last month. This is one of those things where, if you exercise regularly, you're lured into the false sense of security by thinking your health is fine, but that alone can't counteract hours of pressure on your spine, vital organs, etc. You HAVE to MOVE. I will share that, after just one week of cutting back my sedentary hours to less than four a day, my poor circulation has improved dramatically, I've lost nine pounds in a month and an inch of my waist (excellent when you're 40! I'm telling you), and I have no back pain any more. 🙂
very helpful. i have a watch that counts my steps. great incentive to keep moving.
Video starts
Me: slowly Stands Up
Video ends
Me:slowly sits down
You and I have been made by the same maker 😂😂🤣😂
@@onlyonemitch5049 😂
Pretty much
you are me
sounds like one looong squat
once he started talking about breathing .. I became aware and took nice deep breaths
anyone else?
+labeed assidmi yep
+labeed assidmi EVERY. TIME.
+labeed assidmi yeah
Yes!
+labeed assidmi No.
شكراً للترجمة ✨
Thank you so much guys
“Why sitting is bad for you”
Basically everyone right now: *intense sweating*
Don't think any of us are sweating
intense breathing* espically when he said u get less oxygen in the lungs
this why is always lie down
watching this while doing laundry, overkill
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I wish every half hour at school we get to get up and stretch
+Remi Raymond you guys don't switch classes throughout the day? Like every hour or so where you get 5 minutes to walk to your next class.
+Deathcap Rabadon (Deathcap9087) My school has 90 minutes per class, and last year i had 2 back-to-back classes in the same room. That's 3 hours of sitting in the same place.
Some times the teachers come to our classrooms
Yeah
+Remi Raymond Yeah me too, we're allwaysin the same class and have 6 hours of school every day and only 10 or 5 Minute Brakes inbetween.
Standing/tall desks really help. My concentration and mobility/flexibility improved considerably after using them.
I work a lot on my computer. Awesome video! I am headed to work out now. As I was thinking of doing it tomorrow. Good to know especially as we all have been working from home since 2020 and before then. Thanks!
Me: sits to study hard
Ted-ed: why sitting is harmful
Me:looses the last bit of interest to study!
Same here !
So legit.
Lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ify 😑😑
So far today, I’ve watched three ted videos about sleep deprivations, water intake, and now sitting. You’re really stressing me out Ted!!
Hey wait a second, me too!
Hii am a personal trainer and taichi instructor, i am an internationally certified trainer, doing online trainings if u are interested I can help ..Thanks..!
Wait a minute I did the same thing today and that’s not something I usually watch… are you stalking me or am I stalking you? Lol
Makes a video on why stress is bad for you
lol xD
I liked the video how it explained. I've been spending my time sitting down and doing computer-based tasks for hours. It is really bad for our health. The world is driving us to more passive life. For instance, in the past when someone wanted to get a food, they would just go to the shop, walk around a bit, buy the food and return. However, in today's world, the technological advancements allow us to order food from home via our phones. Another example is that kids before the invention of cellphones, used to play outside games, hangout with friends to ride a bicycle and etc. Sadly, today's generation is in a period that they would not even want to go out to play physically due to the availability of smartphones and the internet. All in all, it was a great video with illustrations and thank you for reminding me to sit properly and walk around a bit.
This is such a wonderful video! My child complained about numbness. I recommended she move around since she'd been online sitting for several hours. After walking for a while, she reported the numbness had gone away. Ah ha! What a great confirmation!
This really sucks when you’re into lockdown, because of the virus, and have a lot of work to do on your computer 😔
Carolina Berríos so true lol.
They only ask you to move a few minutes every half hour but its so rewarding for your health though
Ppl Will Always come up with excuses no matter what :)
Tell me about it.. i'm in med school, i sit for 20 hours a day, ugh
That doesn't have to stop you from getting up every 20-30 minutes to get up and take a break from sitting before going back to it.
I stood halfway through the video and started doing jumping jacks.
me too :D
Congrats, you'll live 2 years more. When the others suffering from multiple health issues die, you'll still be lying in your bed healthy enough to not just go. Your eyes won't be the same so you won't be able to read or watch videos, you won't hear the music but your body will not let you go for 2 more years. It's worth it. =P
Congrats, you'll live 2 years more. When the others suffering from multiple health issues die, you'll still be lying in your bed healthy enough to not just go. Your eyes won't be the same so you won't be able to read or watch videos, you won't hear the music but your body will not let you go for 2 more years. It's worth it. =P
I stood halfway through this video to get a snack.
Do you turn on “Deja Vu”to jump faster cuz I do.
Thank you so much
Thank you for your awakening
Am I the only one who started standing halfway through watching this?
I would but I'm taking a shit
Vlad Putin oh. Thanks for sharing
Came here to say that...
Me.. I knew I wasn't alone..
haha m2 ;D
for students here commenting that sitting down to study: use the pomodoro technique. 25 minutes of studying and 5 minutes of break. you can always flex yourself in the 5 minutes that are meant for break. Also one can exercise after studying if time permits,
You're talking like u never took a class
What about school though? Not online school
Sitting is really bad, not counting the reduction in bone density and in the way to osteoporosis.
Unfortunately countless studies show that exercise after sitting doesn't really change deteriorating effects. It's something that you came up by thinking about it briefly and it sounds like it helps but in real life it doesn't. It also shows how just thinking that you know a solution really doesn't mean that you have it.
@@raspas99 to better clarify a possible misunderstanding: the studies you are referring are surely applicable to "going to the gym after 8 hrs of work spent sitting". This should be not the case. Alternating brief sitting sessions with frequent movements / standing ups it's another story overall and there is plenty of evidence this counteracts sedentary behavior outcomes.
This video made me stand up whilst watching it. Damn.
Feeling sad for programmers and other I.T. related people who have to work the whole day to make this world a better and safer place :(
+artists/writers/students/ppl working desk jobs
@@rrysrats hmm :(
4:45
*Walks to the sofa and sits down*
NAILED IT
Haha! :D
Nice one
l0l
Dan Golden i
Lol
"You are probably sitting down while watching the video"
*Me in the most awkward half-sitting postion* : ...
Dayum😂
Thank you so much!
“Sitting is bad for you!!”
Airports: *im going to pretend I didn’t see that*
Ironically you probably had to sit at a computer to animate this
Never heard of elevated desks that you have to stand at to use eh?
me: gets up and frantically starts walking around the living room
parent: ???
me: sItTiNg cAuSEs PreMatUrE DeAtH
Lol 😆 🤣 😂
falsch.
😂
I’ve integrated this health ensuring system for many years in a slightly other way: during the day I leave the office for a small stretch and rehab when stepping outside to smoke
I love his voice!
My health teacher makes us sit and watch these......
Ironic.
unhllfe
The health teacher: nervously sweating
🤣🤣🤣
Omg! I'm literally watching this for my health class right now. I've been sitting for 4 hours in class.
When I was a kid, I always said that I think better when I'm walking around than when sitting at a desk. Everyone just told me I was nervous and hyper, and that I needed to sit still to concentrate.
Did you also get put on ritalin as well? Or were you before that time?
LazyOtaku I was before ritalin. This was back in the day of curing hyperactivity by getting smacked by the teacher.
i actually built a platform on to go under my desk in my dorm room so i have to stand up when im either working or gaming at my computer
school makes you dumb
this is true. I have also noticed this, though i didnt know it was doubted
thanks for the video
Thank you
As a teacher, I was rarely sitting down but now we do all the lessons online and I'm literally sitting down the whole day and I can feel how it affects my brain power and concentration.
effects
@@potatoincognito385 fixed it, thanks.
Now think about those kids who have to sit all along the classes and school hours
Now u feel how students feel
@@KuyaFincher I was a student for 16 years :D
Well as a student that's kind of a problem, I sit 6 hours in school and then another 3 preparing for the next days class
rip
Be careful, sitting is the whole reason I've had problems with my back. I'm a student, I'm young, fit and healthy, and I slipped a disc in my spine from sitting too much whilst studying last year, and ever since I've been in pain nearly every day. I was incapacitated for weeks, and since then I've had to spend hundred of $$$ on seeing my physiotherapist, a lot of time doing strengthening exercises and swimming, and minimizing my time sitting. As a result I've had to completely change my life style and the way I spend time. As I type this I'm laying on my yoga mat at home, keeping my spine in good posture and taking the weight off it. Its getting better though, finally. It is WORTH it to take breaks from sitting. It got to the point for me where I would have to sit up the back of class and stand up because I would be in so much pain.
I advise frequent and intense fidgeting. With luck, it will get you expelled.
Peter Cohen I'm not sure if that's what I want :)
classes don't last 6 hrs lol. They last 1-1.5 hours, with 10 min break in between. That's pretty sufficient for you.
Thank you for this insightful information. 👍
ive noticed I more creative when im pacing
exactly for me too. Pacing back and forth helps me in all kinds of stuff. I think that is because O2 is transmitted more intensively to brain.
I agree, my imagination, problem solving and analytic skills are greatly aided by me pacing around. This video really opened my eyes, I need to be more active.
me too! plus I always think more clearly when I'm at the gym or go for a run
i can be random 3tfE%RyU78JYTheTGWCFREFHYVUYlp0o'.-={'.
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That Guy. why
Everyone in comments section: *complains about sitting at school for 7 hours*
Me: *is on summer break right now and still complaining about sitting at school for 7 hours*
Lol
Samir Handa b
Samir Handa
actually for me it's 8 hours on a uncomfortable chair
Same here in Vietnam. Sometimes we have classes 10 hours or more a day.
I'm on winter break
simply amazing
Thanks for the good information
anyone else think how much they hate schools for the extremely long sitting times?
when I was a youngster I loved to swing on my chair cause I guess my body subconsciously wanted me to move, yet the morons always told you not to swing on your chair..
morons (teachers) ?
U say told you like that everyone did that and was told not to lol
Wow you are so intelligent, you swing on your chair.
Ye, like: "Don't move for the next 45 minutes". Than 1 kid moves his neck just to stretch it litle bit, a than teacher is like "DON'T YOU DARE MOVE YOUR NECK, SIT HERE AND PAY ATTENTION TO MY VERY IMPORTANT LESSON"
Title: "Why sitting is bad for you"
Me: Guess I'll die...
OH THANKS FOR SUCH VIDEOS
Thanks for the great content
The solution is a lot simplier: WORK STANDING!!!
Standing is much worse at least for me than sittings. Walking is the best option but I haven't figured out how to do that in open office with whole computer + monitor set up.
I occasionally jump around when I get excited. If only a little, then I stand with feet walking in the same spot. This holds especially true when I'm doing group projects as I have to leave my seat. I guess that's why I feel healthier in school?
@@Greenmarty treadmill
@@rukna3775 yeah definitely option In open office...
Thank you!
Me: stood up and wiggled for 2 seconds
I'm good. sits back down.
Lol 😂🤣
😭😭😭
😂
What a beautiful animation....spectular...kudos
A very interesting subject to listen to at 1am
i have been sitting for about thirty minutes and right when he said your body is counting down the moments to get up and move i so badly wanted to get up.
You're hot.
Saro M lol thx for telling him that and yes I am twelve
+Saro M If she's 12 I'm 12.
Panzer Soldat im not interested, thank you i guess for the complimen
+Diana Ramos What is a complimen?
One of my teachers makes the whole class stand up after 20 minutes, jump/walk/jog around for a minute and then sit down again.
It's be better if it was a standing class, but that's better than nothing
THANK YOU!
Thanks for this video 💙
i dont sit while i watch this video i lay down
Honey Badger same
me too, im on bed right niw
Same
same
Likely I watch yt when going to sleep....that's the only free time I get after work and exercise