What Happens To Your Body If You Never Move

The human body isn't designed to sit on the couch all day eating fast food and watching Netflix. We need exercise, time outside, and a healthy diet to survive. But what if you decided to retire to your bed for the rest of your life? It's not a good idea, trust us. Find out why in today's new video.

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[montikore]

I've been bed bound for 594 days so far, recovering from a horrendous motorcycle accident. It's crazy what a sedentary lifestyle does to negatively impact so many things in your body.


Edit: day 782 now, nearing the finish line though! Pending amputation is my last surgery and I should finally be past this malarkey. Thanks for the well wishes🤘🤘

[lorenakie]

When your sitting/laying on your bed right now

[secretlyamazing]

This was why I got a dog. She is the sole motivation to get me up every day despite my chronic pain that makes me want to stay in bed all day

[Benni]

This kinda happens to me when I was 12. I had a total knee reconstruction surgery and two feet surgery at the same time, which I wouldn’t move much for a couple of months. Granted, not to this extent in this video, but I’m still trying to lose the weight from that period 10 years ago; and my body makes it even harder for me because I have hypothyroidism, which slows the way your body produces and regulates hormones, which therefore, makes it harder to lose weight. This video definitely helped me out and motivated me to be more active! ☺️💪🏻

[jonathanbrunner]

I’m seeing a lot of people let themselves go since covid started. It’s sad because they’re only hurting themselves in the long run. Our bodies atrophy without exercise. My neighbor can barely walk up and down the stairs now and she’s still fairly young. We’ve all been given the gift of life. Let’s take care of it!

[unclechinsyou]

The fact that we get free documentaries on YouTube by The Infographics Show is truly a gift 👍

[ozkjozul]

Dear Narrator,
It’s been a few years now. I just wanted to say thank you for being the “person” I want to listen to at the end of my day. Learning new things, hearing the goofy jokes or jabs, or dusting off some old topics. Listening to these videos and “growing” with them has been a good time. Thank you for continuing to help broaden our minds with any kind of knowledge and bringing us together. I hope you stay with us for years to come, may you have a prosperous life and live life to its fullest.
With unending gratitude, from an unknown friend ~

[osamabinladen]

The lesson to takeaway from this all is that everything should be balanced, as all things should be.

[stirgy]

What about the woman in Philadelphia Pennsylvania who never moved from her recliner in the living room for years. After she died in her chair they discovered that she had become one with her chair. Her back skin and fat fused to the pleather of the chair. Like a Roman shield, they had a carrier out on her barcalounger. This is a true story. Happened in the early 90s I believe

[crystalratclffe]

I worked ambulance, we had to take a person to the hospital that was immense. We had to call fire backup because we physically couldn't pick him up, nor would he fit through the doors. They had to cut through his bedroom wall, we had to rent a haul to transport him since he wouldn't fit either the gurney or ambulance. He was transferred on a large sheet requiring 10 fire fighters to move him. Once at the hospital, there was no bed in the hospital large enough to hold him and he had to be place on the floor in the ER until they could order a special "big boy bed" from bed supplier. We left him there on the floor....

[Nick-s-f]

I had a situation like this after getting covid. After working full time for the last 18 years, I was in bed almost entirely for two weeks; vertigo and weakness caused by covid kept me there. After recovering and returning to work, just getting out of bed was close to impossible for the first 4 or 5 days.

I couldn't imagine what being inactive for a month would do, let alone a year.

[AwokenEntertainment]

The motivation I needed to hit the gym today - thanks!

[zulea]

I was severely depressed and stayed in bed for almost 6 months at one point. I lost weight instead of gaining it, as I didn't eat much. But after that I sprained my leg, broke two toes and sprained my rib when I started moving A LOT in the following six months, so it can happen quite fast... I was just 26. Get help if you're struggling, it's worth it even if it's hard.

[scottgoubeaux]

This is a wake-up call for me. I'm 29 and have zero core strength due to literally never having exercised and living a completely sedentary lifestyle. Thankfully I'm somehow not overweight, but I'm sure I have internal issues. I can't wait to eat healthy foods and exercise. I've known in the back of my mind for a while I needed to change, but this is the point at which if I do nothing now, I'll be this way forever with back pain, laziness etc. Thank you

[walterroux]

I've been bedbound going on a decade I have a tumour in my spine, but I'm proof you don't instantly balloon if you eat a pretty standard diet but if you do it is very difficult to lose weight. I'm able to go for a short walk about once a month, am able to infrequently swim and do hydrotherapy, though I want to do more of it, I'm left in a lot of pain afterwards. I read books though mostly I use audiobooks, listen to music and play games. By far the hardest thing is socializing, making plans pretty much disappears when your bodies condition varies so much that I never know how I'll be on a given day. And being truthful to others about my condition is hard, if they ask me how I am I either have to lie and say I'm struggling but alright, because every time I've ever been honest about how bad I'm doing it freaks the other party out and they just don't respond at all.

[thin.collar.]

Thank you for the motivation to lose weight again. I started at 302 & got down to 253 before I plateaued for months. I got depressed more than normal & went back to binge eating as well as not eating for days on end. I’m now back up to over 280. This video is enough motivation for me to keep going.

[edh]

Honestly I love the 600lb life tv show because it motivates me to never end up like that; and make me super health conscious.

[cosmic]

Being active, even if it is just walking everyday is very important to your health. From your cardiovascular, muscular-skeletal, digestive, even neurological health. Our bodies are designed to move. My spouse had a back injury and hardly moved and got blood clots, one becoming a pulmonary embolism, which almost took him out.

[eno]

I work with a 14 year old girl who was rett syndrome, which basically means it is VERY difficult for her to control her body. With puberty in the last 2 years she put on a bit of weight and it definitely makes everything more difficult for her. But the whole reason she gained so much weight is the fact she has so much difficulty moving, walking or doing anything combined with her "teenage" hunger (maybe because she grew up, her body thought it needed more calories?) Anyway it really motivates me to continue to push her and make her move and stay as active as she can. Even if she cannot run, jump or swim, and has limited mobility

[maxwellgarrison]

I recall hearing about a woman like this that began her weight-loss journey by simply clapping her hands ten minutes a day for a couple weeks. She ended up walking and lost hundreds of pounds.