We sit in front of the TV for hours, forgetting about everything, especially about their health.
When in the late 50’s-early 60-ies in our country, the television began to confidently enter into the daily life of the Soviet people, was a very popular programme on the theme “How to watch television: when the light or no, how far, how long, etc., up to whether you want to close the TV screen wrap when it does not work.
Today, such programs can seem naïve, for home appliances surrounding us on all sides, and everyone considers himself a specialist in all that concerns the rules of using it. And the TVs have since become available to all, now it is the same goods for the house, like a washing machine. And you can buy them from the comfort of home, there is no online shopping – just place your order on the Internet.
Here we sit in front of the TV for hours, forgetting about everything, especially about their health. Although what could be the harm from sitting, and often lying in front of the TV? Large and even very large. Due to hours sitting in front of the TV suffers vision, nervous system, immune system, metabolism and the intensity of redox processes in the body, increased fatigue, reduced performance, disturbed sleep and – we would add – the brain grows dull.
To minimize the harmful effects of prolonged watching TV, try to do at least basic preventive guidelines:
• Do not watch TV in the dark. In the evening enough to include a table lamp or a sconce with a bulb of 40-60 W. it is Impossible that the screen got light patches.
• The TV should watch at a distance of 2.5-3 m from the screen.
• The TV screen should be at eye level or slightly below so you don’t need to recline your head back or much lower.
• Adults are recommended to watch the TV 3-4 hours a day, students – no more than 2 hours, preschoolers – no more than 1 hour. Sorry, to drag the child away from the TV – the problem is unrealistic, especially if it’s a lcd TV.
• During the commercials, stand up and stretch your legs to enhance blood circulation.
