July 21, 2011
Earlier this year MedicalBillingandCoding.org created an evidence-based infographic summarizing the link between sedentary behaviour and increased health risk. It’s a very large image so we’ve included […]
July 21, 2011
A new study published in PLoS ONE by Drs Ashlee McGuire and Bob Ross at Queen’s University reports that sedentary behaviour is not associated with markers […]
July 21, 2011
Dr Mark Benden from Texas A&M reports that standing desks increase caloric expenditure in elementary school students while also improving perceived behaviour: Childhood obesity is a […]
July 21, 2011
The August 2011 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine contains a number of articles focusing on the health impact of sedentary behaviour. In the […]
July 21, 2011
[Travis’ Note: This article has been adapted with permission from a post published on Obesity Panacea on July 12, 2011.] In the past few years several […]
July 22, 2011
Via io9: The war on sitting has begun. The view that we’re really not designed to stay seated for the entire day has been gathering steam […]
July 22, 2011
Via the Washington Post: Anyone who’s been paying the slightest bit of attention knows by now that the government and public health organizations want adults to get […]
July 22, 2011
Via CBC: The bodies of even the most physically active Canadians take a physiological hit from sitting for hours, say scientists who warn about health effects […]
July 22, 2011
Via NOW Magazine: I’ve got some important news. Are you sitting down? Well, then you’d better stand up. Because sitting is killing you. Well, that’s what […]