It turns out, not all sitting is bad for you
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The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a number of new behaviours into daily routines, like physical distancing, mask-wearing and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a number of new behaviours into daily routines, like physical distancing, mask-wearing and…
When it comes to being fit and healthy, we're often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating…
Research from Harvard Medical School suggests than walking an average of 4,400 steps a day is enough to significantly lower the…
The sweet spot for physical activity and longevity seemed to arrive at about 35 minutes a day of brisk walking or other…
What about a recliner? Or a hammock?
Is relaxing in the hammock or easy chair somehow better for you than sitting? Rodrigo Snchez/EyeEm via Getty…
Dansen is kunst. Dat klopt, maar dansen is daarnaast een fysieke en mentale activiteit, die al je lichaamsdelen gelijktijdig…
Sitting for Too Long Could…
Standing desks! Walking meetings! With phrases like “Sitting is the new smoking” making headlines in the media and almost 40…
Kevin Ralston, York St John University…
Exercise has been proposed as both a preventative measure and cure for a range of diseases for millennia, with the first…
Catriona Bonfiglioli and Josephine Chau write: Sitting is so culturally ingrained at work, at the wheel, in front of the TV and…
Prolonged sitting may affect the brain’s fuel supply and have a negative impact on brain health.
When we are in a reclined position (e.g. sitting or lying down) and our energy expenditure does not exceed 1.5 metabolic…
NEJM 22 Sep 2016 Vol…
The more time a person spends sitting, the higher their risk of death from any cause Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN A very…
A solid body of scientific evidence strongly suggests that the more time a person spends sitting, the higher their risk of…
Los problemas de salud debido a la falta de actividad física diaria en 2013 han costado 61 mil millones de euros al año, el…
Welcome to the Altmetric High Five! On a monthly basis, my High Five posts examine a selection of the most popular research…
Why prolonged sitting may increase risk of…
Everyone knows that it is better for your health to exercise regularly, and that a sedentary lifestyle is ultimately unhealthy.
'Physical activity boosts kids' brain power and academic prowess' went the press release accompanying the consensus statement…
Some of the most compelling research has just been published in The Lancet, indicating that the risk of premature death…
By this time, most people who follow news related to physical health and disease-prevention had probably seen…
American Heart Association | Signs and Symptoms of …
reposted from: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/07July/Pages/An-hour-of-exercise-a-day-may-compensate-for-an-office-lifestyle.aspx …
You’re probably aware that working out is good for your health and not working out is bad for you. But not one, not two — but…
A new extensive analysis reveals that a hour of moderate exercise a day can cancel out the health risks brought on by your desk…
Increased death rates linked to prolonged sitting are cancelled out by one hour of moderate activity daily Related items from…
This new study by Ekelund and colleagues reports that the increased risk of early death associated with too much sitting is…
People who spend eight or more hours sitting a day are 60 per cent more likely to die prematurely – but doing moderate exercise…