Sitting for a long period of time can leave you feeling cramped, stiff, and uncomfortable. It can also aggravate some health conditions. About 1 in 1,000 Americans each year develop dangerous clots, ...

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 ...

Most older Americans understand that exercise reduces the likelihood of a long list of chronic diseases and conditions, including dementia. But a recent study has also linked sedentary behavior – the ...

Work from home? Try 5 seated moves after 50 to strengthen your core, boost muscle, and help shrink stomach overhang in ...

Sitting at your desk for eight hours (or more) a day and heading to the gym in the evening to balance it out? Prolonged sitting, even with regular exercise, disrupts metabolism, slows blood flow, and ...

* Prolonged sitting accelerates brain shrinkage, especially in memory-related areas * Physical activity alone doesn't undo the damage of excessive //sitting * APOE- (and) #949;4 gene carriers face ...

Your body burns calories both at rest and with activity. The more you engage your muscles—even while simply standing—the more calories you burn. While the number of calories you burn standing vs.

Share on Pinterest To prevent a second heart attack, replace 30 minutes’ sitting time with exercise, a new study suggests. Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images. About one in five people who have ...