Is Your Sedentary Lifestyle Destroying Your Hip?

In the modern world where work is becoming more robotic and digitally influenced, people are living a more hazardous lifestyle without realizing what they are doing to their bodies. This has given birth to a concurring problem known as a Sedentary Lifestyle.

In this topic, we will look into how a sedentary lifestyle is destroying our hips.  

What is Sedentary Lifestyle?

A sedentary lifestyle is when a person spends long hours sitting without any breaks, it could be in an office or at home in front of a TV or on social media or any OTT platform. This lifestyle includes no physical activity no proper care of muscles and fitness. 

Reasons For a Sedentary Lifestyle

Work Culture: Contemporary workplaces prioritize productivity through desk-oriented activities, necessitating that individuals stay seated for extended periods. The rise of remote work further complicates this by merging work and personal life, resulting in decreased physical activity.

Technology: With the growing digital influence, smartphones, and social media have become the needs of our world. Long hours of continuous sitting is a common activity to do. Suppose, someone is watching and gaming, he or she might be spending less time on active sports. 

City Living:  Most people run to the cities for a better lifestyle therefore they are not able to do outdoor activities for a healthy living like going for a run or playing any sports. Urbanizers spend most of their time indoors watching TV or working on their office projects. They use cars or public transport to reach their destination, which hardly involves walking, cycling, or any physical activity. 

Lack of Awareness: Many people are unaware of the fact that they are living under the carpet with the associated risk that comes with this lifestyle. There could be many chronic diseases like heart disease, and obesity along with the effects on the body like muscle weakness, joint stiffness, and posture problems.

Pelvic Tilt and Sedentary Lifestyle

Muscle imbalances brought on by extended sitting and inactivity are the source of dislocation in pelvic tilt. The pelvic tilt is of three types Anterior, Posterior, and Lateral pelvic tilt. A sedentary lifestyle can greatly lead to pelvic tilt issues. The lower region of our body may suffer from dangerous consequences when we sit for long hours, as this prolonged pressure on the pelvis can negatively affect the surrounding muscles, tissues, and bone structure. 

Effects on Pelvis Muscles Due to Sedenatray Lifestyle 

Tight Hip Flexors: When you sit down for long durations, your hip flexors stay contracted, which reduces their flexibility.

Weak Glutes: When we remain inactive, our gluteal muscles often go underused, despite their vital role in stabilizing the pelvis. Weak glutes exacerbate imbalance and poor alignment by failing to offset the pull of tight hip flexors.

Imbalanced Core Strength: The muscles that make up our core like the abdominals, obliques, and lower back get disturbed by the rotation of the pelvis. It affects the stability of the spine and the pelvic bone; a strong core is necessary to have good posture. Problems with pelvic alignment may arise if these muscles get weak or asymmetrical. Surrounding muscles and joints may experience strain if one side of the pelvis tilts. This occurs due to sitting for long hours.

Treatment for Pelvic Tilt 

To correct pelvic tilt, there are many methods to provide relief from the pain and subtract worsened conditions.

Pelvic misalignment treatment includes strengthing and stretching exercises, lifestyle adjustments, or any professional help one can follow. Let’s further dive into the regime and routine for the treatment. 

Strengthening Loose Muscle

Strengthening exercises are the best to strengthen those muscles that have gotten weak due to a sedentary lifestyle. 

Some exercises are:

• Glute Bridges
• Side Planks
• Clamshells

Stretching Tight Muscles

Stretching exercises help to tighten up those muscles that have gotten loosened up due to no activity caused due to sedentary lifestyle. 

Some exercises are:

• Hip Flexor Stretch
• Reverse Leg Raises
• Hamstring Stretch

Lifestyle Adjustments

Making lifestyle adjustments is crucialfor a healthy body to work at its best. One can do it by exercising daily in their leisure time, playing some sports, or going to the gym. In workplaces, people should always be thoughtful in what position they are sitting in. A proper way to sit would be to have your back and neck straight.

Professional Help

Above all, professional help can speed up the process to get rid of pelvic tilt. For instance, a chiropractor is a professional in adjusting and positioning bones and joints. 

A physiotherapist will give you a medical outlook on those muscles that need strengthening and stretching. They can advise on exercises you should do to get better results. 

Conclusion

A sedentary lifestyle can cause harmful damage to our bodies. People are suffering from pelvic tilt and chronic disease due to this. So, to reverse the effect, we should go for a healthy and active lifestyle that will help us to live longer and healthier.