Technological advances and the habits of modern life have drastically reduced levels of physical activity around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) now warns that inactivity and sedentary ...

He and his colleagues have found that even five- to 10-minute bursts of an exercise with an intensity like running, and as ...

New research shows that increasing physical activity between ages 45 and 65 may reduce dementia risk and strengthen ...

The review analyzed 73 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 5,000 adults with depression, making it one of the most ...

Whether your job requires that you sit all day, or you find that you just don’t move about for hours at a time, a sedentary lifestyle can be unhealthy, and even shorten your life span. But a new study ...

Researchers report that vigorous physical activity accounts for only 4% of adults waking time while sedentary behavior accounts for 60%. They say that even light physical activity can increase the ...

Work in our modern world has been replaced from physical movement to sedentary behaviour. And after 40, sitting for long ...

Not exercising enough can cause weight gain, lower energy levels, and increased risk of disease. Learn more about the ...