sitting

Sit At A Desk All Day? Do These Stretches Today

You might want to stand up for this: Sitting will kill you. You might say, "Joanne, that's old news. Where were you a few months ago when that was first reported?" My real answer is, "Sitting on my couch eating Thin Mints."

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How Sitting Too Much Is Making Us Sick and Fat -- And What to Do About It

There's no question that regular exercise is essential to health. For the vast majority of our evolutionary history, we've had to exert ourselves -- often quite strenuously -- to get food, find shelter and simply survive.

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LOOK: The Healthiest Way To Sit

WATCH: Too Much Sitting? You May Move More Than You Think

What's Worse, Smoking Or Sitting?

Stand for Something: The Perils of Sitting and What You Can Do

In a previous post, I discussed the negative effects of prolonged sitting and the inability of exercise to undo the damage. A new study now quantifies the association between sedentary behavior and diabetes.

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Health, By The Seat Of Our Pants

If just standing more and sitting less can add years to life and life to years, then we owe a lot of ill health to the seats of our pants. The solution is for us each to incorporate strategies into our daily routines that allow us to get up and move about -- at least a little, at least intermittently.

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25 Fun Ways To Be More Active Today

The Most Common Workplace Weight Traps (And How To Beat Them)

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