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In the office, classroom and living room, working and relaxing mean sitting still. Our bodies evolved without chairs. Here ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of us know that sitting for too long is not healthy, but new research sheds light on the dangers of prolonged, uninterrupted ...

From 9 to 5 workdays spent in front of the computer to binging on a new TV series, most of us spend a lot of time sitting, often in a single day. Young adults in the U.S. reportedly sit about nine to ...

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As all of our health trackers alert us that we need to stand up every hour, a new study suggests that it’s actually not entirely bad if we spend a while sitting down each day. Researchers have found ...

Sitting for too long damages the heart, may harm the brain, and increases risk of death. Researchers aren't even sure that exercise is enough to make up for the harms of sitting too much. But taking a ...

The average American adult spends more than half of their day sitting. Whether it’s working at a desk, commuting, or watching TV, most people lead highly sedentary lifestyles. Studies show that ...

It’s well-established that spending too much time sitting (ahem, working at a desk) could have an impact on our bodies. Sitting all day can decrease muscle strength and is linked to bad health ...

Sitting Disease. It sounds like some mysterious condition you’d bring back from an exotic vacation, but it’s actually a modern homegrown ailment caused by going from the breakfast table to the ...

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 ...