Why online shopping is making you fat

By: Maria Mercedes Galuppo

The convenience of having everything you could possibly need just one click away may be responsible for making you fat.

Daily routine activities are a key to a healthy and active lifestyle, and the internet is destroying that.

Doctors suggest buying groceries online is not helping your wellbeing. Small activities like walking to the supermarket and carrying bags are necessary to boost basic fitness.

It becomes very easy for people to fall onto old, bad habits. The convenience of technology is making it easier than ever. People are now skipping stairs and heading to elevators, online shopping instead of going to the mall, and ordering takeout instead of dining in.

Now, these swaps are causing people to indulge on a sedentary lifestyle.

The spikes in online shopping are noticeable. Online grocery shopping alone is twice as popular as it was just five years ago.

If you can't let go of your HelloFresh subscription, it's important to find new ways to activate your muscles and increase your heart rate. These exercises could seriously help to prevent musculoskeletal problems.

This is especially important for those who spend hours sitting at a desk. People who work at a desk are 60 percent more likely to die prematurely than active individuals.

So, you have a choice: hit the mall or hit the gym.

If you do continue to online shop, scroll through below to learn money-saving tips:

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