Less Physical Activity

We are now moving less. Actually we have graduated from being hard workers to becoming couch potatoes. Well, the industrial revolution changed the way we work. Before this period, our forefathers worked hard. Now machines have taken over this physical work. Centuries ago, going to work means doing physically taxing work. Now many of us sit at the desk all day long.

Now don't get me wrong, these labor-saving devices are not bad to have around for they provide us with a lot of time for leisure activity. But do we walk, plant a vegetable garden or play touch football? What do we do? We watch the television for hours, surf the net and play video games. So you see, sedentary activities occupy us more than the physical activities we should be doing.

It looks like we live in a world that discourages movement. At work, we sit at the desk. At home, we have washing machines and all kinds of gadgets to do the work for us. And the time saved from not having to do all this work? We watch the television for hours. And now schools have cut back on physical education classes.

Now what will this sedentary life lead to? Obesity, that's what. And then what's next on the agenda? Diabetes comes, they say. There is such an epidemic on these two terms that someone coined a new word called diabesity.

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