Is long-term sitting harmful to men?

Sitting is originally a way for people to rest, but long-term sitting can have a relatively large impact on people's lives. For example, long-term excessive sitting can make people lazy, mentally decadent, etc. Some people also face the risk of physical disease due to long-term sitting. Therefore, people need to pay great attention to this, especially men. Let's take a look at whether long-term sitting is harmful to men?

1. Sitting for a long time can easily lead to prostatitis

When sitting for a long time, the weight of the upper body is all pressed on the lower body. The prostate located in the perineum is severely harmed by the "heavy pressure", which can easily lead to poor blood circulation in the prostate, accumulation of metabolic products, blockage of the prostate ducts, and poor secretion of glandular fluid, causing chronic congestion of the prostate and further causing prostatitis.

2. Sitting for a long time will cause heart function to decline

The body's demand for cardiac workload decreases, and blood circulation slows down. Over time, the heart function will decline, causing cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial atrophy, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease. Studies have shown that the incidence of coronary heart disease among seated mental workers is 12%, while that among physical workers is only 3%.

3. Sitting for a long time can cause poor blood circulation

Sitting still for a long time will obstruct venous return, dilate the veins in the rectum and anal canal, cause blood stasis, lead to varicose veins and hemorrhoids, anal pain, bleeding or bloody stools, etc.

4. Sitting for long periods of time can cause men to enter menopause early

Men who sit for a long time are prone to abdominal obesity, or belly fat, due to lack of exercise opportunities. Sitting for a long time compresses the prostate and testicles, affects local blood circulation, and can easily lead to sexual dysfunction. Sitting for a long time can also cause psychological depression, listlessness, fatigue, and constant yawning. Therefore, male intellectual workers who are always "stuck" to their chairs will enter menopause earlier than other men.

5. Sitting for a long time can cause cervical stiffness

Sitting for a long time will affect the blood supply of the carotid artery to the head, and also destroy the normal physiological curvature, causing hunchback or bone hyperplasia.

6. Sitting for long periods of time can increase your risk of cancer

The number of immune cells in the human body will increase with the increase of activity. Sitting for a long time will lead to impaired immune cell function and decreased resistance to external pathogenic factors, making it easier to get cancer. Studies have found that people who sit for a long time have a significantly higher risk of colon cancer than those who exercise regularly and do manual labor. This is because the intestinal peristalsis of people who sit for a long time weakens and slows down, and harmful components in the feces including carcinogens are retained in the colon and irritate the intestinal mucosa. In addition, the blood circulation in the abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, and lumbar sacral region of people who sit for a long time is poor, which can lead to a decrease in the intestinal immune barrier function, thereby increasing the risk of colon cancer.