Most of us spend a large part of the day sitting, whether working at a desk, scrolling on our phones or lounging on the couch, and that prolonged inactivity can leave us feeling stiff and sluggish by ...

A study published in the European Heart Journal found that we spend a whopping average of 10.4 hours a day sitting. Unsurprisingly, the researchers concluded that while moderate-to-vigorous physical ...

Regular, light walking breaks can lead to blood-pressure benefits for people who live a sedentary lifestyle, according to new research. Although the breaks taken in this small study did not have a ...

Researchers have identified exactly how many movement breaks you need — and can realistically stick with — to counteract the negative effects of spending too much time in a chair. Extended periods of ...

Hourly movement breaks of just 5 minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, suggests a large study carried ...

Brief, regular movement breaks have been proposed as a public health strategy to offset the harms of prolonged sedentary behaviour; however, their real-world viability is unclear. This study aimed to ...