Leonie Heron and colleagues say that as well as sedentary behavior causing thousands of deaths per year, sitting or lying for six hours or more per day is at the root of the £424m per year spent on ...

Sitting down for more than six hours a day may literally be a pain in the neck. Researchers said that the way we live and work is increasing the risk of neck pain every year, which can lead to hefty ...

Sedentary behavior is defined as any waking activity with an energy expenditure of ≤1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) while in a sitting or reclining posture. Essentially, this means that any activity ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk of death was heightened by sedentary time for frail adults who were inactive, according to findings ...

Man watching television The American Heart Association has released a science advisory regarding the cardiovascular risks associated with sedentary behavior. Sedentary behavior contributes to the risk ...

A new study focuses on former emergency-room patients with symptoms like chest pain. After leaving the ER, sedentary behavior was linked with a higher risk of cardiac events. But replacing sedentary ...

This article was originally published in Italian on Univadis. "To provide guidance to parents, educators, policymakers, researchers, and healthcare providers" ― this was the main objective of the ...

Adults aged 60 and older who spend more time engaging in sedentary behaviors like sitting while watching TV or driving may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by USC ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. Today we are focusing our show on wellness. Will tell you about the dangers of sitting still too long and ways to change that. This is Midday Edition , ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of previous studies ties too much sitting at the computer or lying around watching TV to a greater risk of depression. Based on dozens of studies covering ...