By Katherine Schreiber We know sitting at a desk all day is bad for us. But not everyone has a company gym membership or a workweek that allows f...
Did you know that the way you sit has a lot to do with the way you breathe? Over the years, I have spent a great deal of time teaching my students abo...
You might want to stand up for this: Sitting will kill you. You might say, "Joanne, that's old news. Where were you a few months ago when that was first reported?" My real answer is, "Sitting on my couch eating Thin Mints."
There's no question that regular exercise is essential to health. For the vast majority of our evolutionary history, we've had to exert ourselves -- often quite strenuously -- to get food, find shelter and simply survive.
By Amanda Schupak for YouBeauty.com How many hours do you spend at the computer every day? Eight? Ten? Twelve? Taking a seat should be synonymous w...
Think you spend too much time sitting? You may move more than you think. That was Dr. James Levine's surprising finding on a recent "experiment" hi...
Sitting at a desk all day can be hazardous to your health. Health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer stressed the importance of getting up and moving arou...
By Jenny Everett In yoga class not long ago, I was positioning myself for Sunrise Salutation -- feet together, hands in prayer, gaze forward -- w...
Even if you think you're the picture of physical activity, you're still probably sitting too much, according to a small new study. Researchers at N...
Where do you fall on the sitting spectrum? This study classified low levels of sitting time as under three hours a day, moderate levels of sitting time as three to eight hours, and high levels of sitting as more than eight hours of sitting each day.
Couch potato-ism has already been linked to health conditions like diabetes and obesity -- and now a new study suggests it could increase the risk of ...
Children are perpetual activity machines who benefit physically, socially and academically from running, jumping and somersaulting. Imagine how great it would be for all of us if we built on their strengths and interests and joined them in physical fun.
By Wyatt Myers Simply moving more and sitting less can boost your health because of the calorie burning called NEAT, or non-exercise activity the...
For the eight weeks I used that standing desk, I felt like a million bucks. Sure, I got some funny looks from my coworkers, but overall it was an amazing experience.
By now you've heard plenty about how bad sitting is for our health. And a recent study has shed even more light on why we really do need to sit less a...
We've all heard of the potential health issues linked with too much sitting, including increased risk of diabetes, cancer and even premature death. No...
By now we're sure you know that sitting all day isn't doing your health any favors. Spending too much time seated at a desk has been linked to all ...
We've all heard too many times that a sedentary lifestyle is hazardous to our health. Many of us who take the risks of this type of lifestyle seriously have incorporated a weekly, if not daily, exercise routine into our busy schedules. So we've got it covered, right? Wrong.
AARP reports that there is "mounting evidence" that sitting increases our risk of cancer, obesity, diabetes and early death "even for people who exercise daily."
Consensus is not always an easy thing to come by in the health and wellness worlds, but if there's one topic that inspires seemingly little debate, it...
If you spend most of your day sitting -- even if you do make time for exercise -- you are still placing yourself at higher risk for chronic diseases ...
