Sitting down for long periods, is generally, bad for your health.
Research has suggested that remaining seated for too long is bad for your health, regardless of how much exercise you do.
Studies have linked excessive sitting with being overweight and obese, type 2 diabetes, some types of cancer, and premature death. Prolonged sitting is thought to slow the metabolism, which affects the body's ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down body fat. Many adults in the UK spend more than seven hours a day sitting or lying, and this typically increases with age to 10 hours or more.
This includes watching TV, using a computer, reading, doing homework, travelling by car, bus or train – behaviours referred to as sedentary – but does not include sleeping.
Experts believe there is something specific about the act of sitting or lying for too long that is bad for our health.
One of the largest pieces of research to date on the subject – involving almost 800,000 people – found that, compared with those who sat the least, people who sat the longest had a:
- 112% increase in risk of diabetes
- 147% increase in cardiovascular events
- 90% increase in death caused by cardiovascular events
- 49% increase in death from any cause
SOURCE: http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/fitness/pages/sitting-and-sedentary-behaviour-are-bad-for-your-health.aspx
Sis Aisha, has posted several activities you can engage yourself in. To add to the list you can;
- Help your mum, dad, carers, with thier daily chores, whether that's helping in the kitchen, housework, cleaning the car, running errands, cooking and so on.
- Helping neighbours, being attentive to thier needs! Maybe even offering food during ramadan.
- Being extra polite and curteous to everyone you meet. Smiling is considered as a charity so don't knock down the small acts.
- I know you said your voice has gone, but you can make silent duas in your mind and speak to Allah swt from heart and mind, without the use of the tongue. Alhamdulilah.
- Giving company to elderly people if they live by themselves, as they might feel lonely and your company might lift thier spirits.
- Increasing your islamic knowledge and implementing new habits. So you can read books. One excellent site is; (the old users will probably know this site off by heart now, because i recommend this to everyone (:D) - http://kalamullah.com/
In sha Allah, this will keep you busy!
Hope you benefit greatly in sha Allah & Ameen.