People whose jobs are highly sedentary—an estimated 80% of the modern workforce— experience a much higher risk of insomnia ...

A new study examined data from more than 1,000 workers over a 10-year period. Sedentary workers experience a 37% increase in insomnia-like symptoms. Employees working nontraditional schedules ...

Recent study shows mentally engaging sedentary activities like reading and crafting can enhance cognitive health, while ...

Are you a couch potato? Learn how physical inactivity can lead to chronic conditions like obesity, depression, and ...

These days you can't walk into a doctor's office or through the line at the grocery store without seeing a plethora of ...

A latest study sheds light on sedentary activities that can give your brain a boost as opposed to those that can risk its ...

Background There is increasing concern about the time young people spend in sedentary behaviour (‘sitting time’), especially with the development of attractive home-based electronic entertainment.

There’s no question that exercise is good for the heart. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and reduces the chances of having a heart attack or stroke. But sometimes it can be hard ...

For sedentary people, starting to walk just 20 or 30 minutes a day only three times a week may help to reduce depressive symptoms, Chekroud says. “The improvement in mood can often be seen ...

The study's goal is to better understand if adding minimal amounts of exercise can protect sedentary people’s hearts. Previous research has found that "walking 1,000 extra steps per day can ...

the World Health Organization estimates that more than 55 million people have dementia with nearly 10 million new cases each year. UniSA researcher Dr. Maddison Mellow says that not all sedentary ...