Sitting is nice, a simple and enduring pleasure, unless it's forced upon you by illness or disability. This is a shame, because it's also killing me, you and...
10 months ago

Research has found that too much sitting has been linked to an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other health problems.
7 months ago

Past studies have shown that a doctor sitting next to a patient's bed, which can promote eye-to-eye interaction between both parties, has been associated with...
8 months ago

It's just something your body does, like breathing or sleeping. But in the last decade or so, sitting has stepped into the spotlight, as a kind of villain. In...
2 months ago

A 2023 study suggests that people who average 10 or more hours sitting each day face higher risks of dementia than those who sit less, and those risks...
9 months ago

Movement is an essential part of heart-healthy aging and researchers found that older women who spent less than about 9 hours sitting each day were less...
6 months ago

According to new research from UC San Diego, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of death.
7 months ago

Research suggests that breaking up periods of sitting down with exercise can help to undo some of the negative health effects.
2 months ago

Sitting for more than eight hours without any physical activity is associated with a mortality risk comparable to that caused by obesity and smoking.
11 months ago

This 12-minute video is guided by Roger Currier, a recreation therapist and certified applied Tai Chi instructor from the James A. Haley VA Medical Center.
11 months ago