We often hear that a sedentary lifestyle is the new smoking. As an increasing percentage of the population has transitio ...

Technological advances and the habits of modern life have drastically reduced levels of physical activity around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) now warns that inactivity and sedentary ...

Health experts say that sitting too much can raise our risk of dying early. I tried four things to make my workweek less sedentary including "exercise snacking" every hour. I'm going to keep up with: ...

Experts have recognized that active lifestyles favor lower breast cancer risk. However, despite this long-standing appreciation, the precise mechanistic link between breast cancer and exercise remains ...

More than 10 hours a day of sedentary behavior significantly increases the risk of dementia in older adults, a new study suggests. The study of nearly 50,000 adults in the UK Biobank shows that ...

Whether your job requires that you sit all day, or you find that you just don’t move about for hours at a time, a sedentary lifestyle can be unhealthy, and even shorten your life span. But a new study ...

A young professional's sedentary lifestyle led to a herniated disc, causing severe pain and nerve compression. Dr. Dushyant ...

This month’s article is a feature from my intern, Rachel Dickey, an interdisciplinary health sciences major from the University of Illinois. Keep reading to learn the importance of physical activity ...

The pervasive nature of modern life often sees us spending far too much time seated, making the integration of more physical activity into our daily routines a crucial challenge. As the colder weather ...

During this chilly time of year, it’s incredibly tempting to rush home and curl up in bed after a long day at work – but keeping your body moving remains essential. Spending too much time lounging on ...

In 2018, a study published in JAMA reported that one in four American adults sit for more than eight hours a day. However, other studies show that, on average, we sit daily for 7.7 hours. And, there ...

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who are night owls not only go to bed later than morning types, or larks, but also have a more sedentary lifestyle, suggests new research that points to a role for ...