Excessive sedentary behavior can lead to health issues. But new research suggests some activities are more harmful than ...

Replacing mentally passive behaviors with mentally active ones while sedentary is associated with lower dementia risk in ...

Sedentary behavior – long periods of sitting, lying down or reclining – is linked to major risk factors for dementia. Active sitting may be able to help reduce dementia risk.

Mentally active sedentary behaviour may reduce dementia risk, with long term data showing protective effects compared with ...

Being sedentary for more than six hours a day greatly increased the risk of neck pain, according to a systematic research review published in the journal BMC Public Health. The review’s authors looked ...

Sedentary behavior is defined as any waking activity with an energy expenditure of ≤1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) while in a sitting or reclining posture. Essentially, this means that any activity ...

Adults aged 60 and older who spend more time engaging in sedentary behaviors like sitting while watching TV or driving may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by USC ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 3-month intervention reduced sedentary behavior and increased standing by about 1 hour during the workday for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older men who spent more time engaging in sedentary behavior had a higher risk for sustaining a fracture.

Sedentary behavior and light-intensity physical activity are the strongest modifiable predictors of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

In patients with MAFLD, there is an association between leisure-time sedentary behavior and risk for CVD. An association exists between leisure-time sedentary behavior and increased risk for ...

Staying mentally active, even when sedentary, may help reduce the risk for dementia and cognitive decline as people age.