The worst sedentary lifestyle habit gets uglier... and it is playing the devil with your system!
“Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other,” said Ann Landers. This statement proves to be so true in the present day scenario in India. Family interaction and bonding has hit rock bottom. People sit with each other while watching TV claiming it is ‘family time,’ but who does the talking? The idiot box! Like in the comedy series Friends, protagonist Joey Tribbiani got alarmed at the fact that one of his acquaintances didn’t own a TV and asked, “What is all your furniture pointed at?” Same is the case with most of us and we do tend to raise an eyebrow when we find out that someone doesn’t own a television set. Mankind has often jumped the gun and has overdone things, ruining thus their very raison d’être. It’s a known fact that excess of everything is bad, and with respect to TV, adults as well as kids are these days glued to it 24x7. Sedentary lifestyle has always been proven to be harmful to a person and its side effects have been noted in the form of obesity, heart problems, blood pressure ailments, etc. According to a recent study in the US and Spain, researchers claim that out of all the sedentary habits that one can pick up, TV watching is the worst as it increases blood pressure in adults and also in kids! So, next time your kiddo jumps out of his/her chair while watching a nail-biting cliff-hanger match between India and Pakistan, watch out for his/her pulse rate too.
“Cases of high blood pressure have increased in the recent times due to obesity, excess salt intake in junk food and high stress levels. But as far as TV is concerned, even if kids are watching a cartoon, a high-speed car-chase, a fight or a match, which goes on to excite them, their hormones are pushed and the adrenalin rush increases the blood pressure irrespective of the age of the viewer. I understand that it increases the blood pressure, but whether it affects one’s health in the long run is uncertain. Becoming overweight has been an independent factor for hypertension,” opines Dr. Sandip Jain, Consultant, Pediatrician, Fortis. Maintaining a work-life balance is essential even for adults, and when children are involved, their energy needs to be diverted towards outdoor activities and sports. With innumerable play-station games, video games, easy access to the Internet and of course the television, it isn’t going to be an easy task, but it is absolutely necessary. The physical activity neutralises the effect of all the oily, greasy and calorie-packed food they eat. Comparatively leaner and healthier children should be made to focus their energies on other productive activities such as reading books, painting, sketching, or playing an instrument. Children are gullible and their minds need to be given the right direction from the beginning. There can be a lot of learning from TV as well, but only if one strikes the balance and tunes into something informative.
Not many, until now, would have given a thought to the impact of TV on one’s blood pressure. But now we know, a rise in TRPs might also lead to the rise of one’s blood pressure!
Ravi Inder Singh
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2010.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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“Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other,” said Ann Landers. This statement proves to be so true in the present day scenario in India. Family interaction and bonding has hit rock bottom. People sit with each other while watching TV claiming it is ‘family time,’ but who does the talking? The idiot box! Like in the comedy series Friends, protagonist Joey Tribbiani got alarmed at the fact that one of his acquaintances didn’t own a TV and asked, “What is all your furniture pointed at?” Same is the case with most of us and we do tend to raise an eyebrow when we find out that someone doesn’t own a television set. Mankind has often jumped the gun and has overdone things, ruining thus their very raison d’être. It’s a known fact that excess of everything is bad, and with respect to TV, adults as well as kids are these days glued to it 24x7. Sedentary lifestyle has always been proven to be harmful to a person and its side effects have been noted in the form of obesity, heart problems, blood pressure ailments, etc. According to a recent study in the US and Spain, researchers claim that out of all the sedentary habits that one can pick up, TV watching is the worst as it increases blood pressure in adults and also in kids! So, next time your kiddo jumps out of his/her chair while watching a nail-biting cliff-hanger match between India and Pakistan, watch out for his/her pulse rate too.
“Cases of high blood pressure have increased in the recent times due to obesity, excess salt intake in junk food and high stress levels. But as far as TV is concerned, even if kids are watching a cartoon, a high-speed car-chase, a fight or a match, which goes on to excite them, their hormones are pushed and the adrenalin rush increases the blood pressure irrespective of the age of the viewer. I understand that it increases the blood pressure, but whether it affects one’s health in the long run is uncertain. Becoming overweight has been an independent factor for hypertension,” opines Dr. Sandip Jain, Consultant, Pediatrician, Fortis. Maintaining a work-life balance is essential even for adults, and when children are involved, their energy needs to be diverted towards outdoor activities and sports. With innumerable play-station games, video games, easy access to the Internet and of course the television, it isn’t going to be an easy task, but it is absolutely necessary. The physical activity neutralises the effect of all the oily, greasy and calorie-packed food they eat. Comparatively leaner and healthier children should be made to focus their energies on other productive activities such as reading books, painting, sketching, or playing an instrument. Children are gullible and their minds need to be given the right direction from the beginning. There can be a lot of learning from TV as well, but only if one strikes the balance and tunes into something informative.
Not many, until now, would have given a thought to the impact of TV on one’s blood pressure. But now we know, a rise in TRPs might also lead to the rise of one’s blood pressure!
Ravi Inder Singh
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2010.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
Follow Arindam Chaudhuri on Twitter
Management guru Arindam Chaudhuri’s latest blockbuster book, Discover The Diamond In You
IIPM fights meltdown, places 2300 students By Education Mail Bureau
Delhi/ NCR B- Schools get better By Swati Sharma
Events at IIPM
Detail of all IIPM branches
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