Bottom line, the researchers said, try to do both. Use a standing desk, take breaks and organize walking meetings to reduce sitting time at work.

In today's fast-paced work environment, staying focused can be difficult. Desk exercises provide you with a quick and ...

If you have a desk job, you know it’s all too easy to get stuck in your seat for hours. Before you know it, it’s five p.m., ...

Hours of sitting at a desk, with no obvious or apparent signs at all, can quickly destroy bones and joints, leading to ...

In other words, sitting resembles "the new smoking" in yet another way: Quitting is way easier when you're not the only one doing it. Alex Hutchinson blogs about exercise research at sweatscience ...

The authors of the analysis observed nearly 70,000 cancer cases and found that sitting at work can increase your chances of getting colon cancer by up to 24 per cent, endometrial cancer by up to ...

When we sit at work the entire day, the back and the spine takes in most of the damage. This can further affect the overall mobility of the body, triggering pain and cramps. One of the founders of ...

Those who watched the most TV were more likely to develop heart disease and suffer an early death. But when it comes to sitting at work, those who sat the most had the same health risks as those ...

“SIT improves mitochondrial function and increases your post-exercise oxygen consumption, meaning you burn more calories even after your workout is done,” Larson said, noting that this kind of ...

Canada AM: Sitting cancels out exercise Physiologist Greg Wells discusses the harms of sitting and a new study that finds two hours of sitting cancels out 20 minutes of exercise.

Sitting all day may significantly boost the risk of disease even for those who exercise regularly, say scientists who suggest that our bodies were simply not designed to sit all day.