A study published in the journal PLOS One involved data from an ongoing study of over one thousand former or current people from Colorado. The researchers focused on relatively young participants aged ...

If you have a desk job, there’s a chance that the pandemic has made your life even more sedentary than usual: Your commute to work might now involve rolling over in bed and opening your laptop. (Ask ...

That comfortable chair might be quietly damaging your heart, even if you’re faithfully hitting the gym several times a week. Groundbreaking research published in the Journal of the American College of ...

There are so many reasons for back pain, and sometimes, it may go beyond just prolonged sitting or sleeping incorrectly.

Sitting might be a comfortable and convenient way to spend much of your day, but a new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive issues, irrespective of how much ...

Sitting a lot during the day has long been known to be a heart risk factor New research shows the danger from sitting won't ebb for folks who just exercise at only minimum recommended levels More ...

(CNN)– Take a movement break every 30 minutes, say experts. No matter how much you exercise, sitting for excessively long periods of time is a risk factor for early death, a new study published Monday ...

There is growing evidence that time spent sitting — in cars, at offices and on the couch — is having some seriously negative effects on health. Sedentary behavior has been linked to obesity, heart ...

Doing less sitting and more moving is tied to living longer, according to a new study. Replacing 30 minutes per day of sedentary time with 30 minutes of physical activity at a light intensity was ...

Skipping out on exercise in favor of less demanding activities — such as sitting or lying down — was linked to a slight decline in memory and thinking abilities, according to a study published Monday ...

Doctors and public health officials have been urging Americans to get more active and try to exercise at least 150 minutes per week at a moderate level, or 75 minutes weekly at a vigorous level. Even ...

The following expert-recommended dumbbell exercise safely builds strength and improves balance for adults over 65.