Each day, the average person with an office job spends seven to 10 hours (and sometimes even more) in a chair. The problem is that an increasing number of studies indicate sitting is just as bad as ...

(CNN) -- Sitting is the new smoking, we're told, and suddenly sit-stand desks are everywhere. But do we know just how healthy they are and the best ways to use them? Science is just now catching up to ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Standing has been offered as a way to boost heart ...

As we sit and write this editorial about sitting, we noted that there is yet another study noting that sitting is bad. Very bad. Like smoking, they say. And we can’t stand smoking. It just doesn’t sit ...

Without question, inactivity is bad for us. Prolonged sitting is consistently linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease and death. The obvious response to this frightful fate is to not sit— ...

While staying active is the best way to burn calories, you may be able to improve your health by simply spending more time standing than sitting each day. Standing burns more calories than sitting — ...

A simple test to see how well a person can rise from the floor without support may predict his or her chances of dying an early death, a new study suggests. "It is well known that aerobic fitness is ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found a link between standing for too long and circulatory disease risk. Anna Frank/Getty Images Past research shows that sitting for long periods can harm our ...

Researchers say standing burns more calories than sitting, but the amount of benefits from working on your feet varies from study to study. Share on Pinterest The debate over the benefits of standing ...

You’ve already heard that sitting is the new smoking. Now, scientists reveal exactly how it hurts the body—and novel ways to undo the damage (without clocking hours at the gym). You might want to ...

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