Bahaya Kurang Aktivitas Fisik: Risiko Obesitas, Penyakit Jantung, hingga Strok

Poin-Poin Utama

• • Sedentary lifestyle defined as spending long hours sitting or lying down with little to no exercise.
• • Common sedentary habits include prolonged computer work, watching TV, extended device use, and sitting during travel.
• • Reduced calorie burning from inactivity causes weight gain and increases obesity risk.
• • Excess calories consumed are stored as body fat when intake exceeds energy expenditure.
• • Lack of physical activity raises heart disease risk through plaque buildup in coronary arteries.
• • Plaque buildup narrows blood flow and can trigger four main heart conditions.
• • Angina is chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
• • Heart attack occurs from sudden oxygen deprivation damaging heart muscle.
• • Heart failure happens when the heart cannot pump blood optimally.
• • Arrhythmia is a disruption in normal heart rhythm.
• • Regular physical activity maintains blood vessel elasticity and lowers blood pressure.
• • Inactive lifestyle is a primary risk factor for hypertension.
• • Uncontrolled high blood pressure strains the heart and damages blood vessels throughout the body.
• • Stroke risk rises sharply in people who rarely exercise.
• • Stroke occurs when brain blood flow stops, causing rapid cell damage and potential permanent disability or death.