People who have no choice but to sit at a desk for hours on end may have seen, in recent years, a slew of headlines about the scary consequences of sitting for long periods of time — and how even ...

People in developed countries spend an average of nine-to-10 hours a day sitting. Whether it's spending time in front of a computer, stuck in traffic, or unwinding in front of the TV, our lives have ...

A new study has found that doing just 22 minutes of exercise per day can offset the negative health effects of sitting down at a desk all day (Getty) Humans are built to stand upright, our heart, ...

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Prolonged sitting has often been linked with increased mortality. It is the most common reason for some chronic diseases and people still don't have any idea about it. But do you know that sparing ...

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