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Sitting, Desk Jobs and Upper Back Pain
Today we have unprecedented – and seemingly unlimited – access to powerful information and communication technology. This has allowed us a level of engagement and freedom previously unheard of and...
Sitting, Desk Jobs and Upper Back Pain
Today we have unprecedented – and seemingly unlimited – access to powerful information and communication technology. This has allowed us a level of engagement and freedom previously unheard of and...
How Sitting Increases Cancer Risk
Sitting more than 8 hours daily increases the risk for lung cancer by 54%, uterine cancer by 66% and colon cancer by 30%. This is in part due to hormonal changes (IGF-1), excessive insulin...
How Sitting Increases Cancer Risk
Sitting more than 8 hours daily increases the risk for lung cancer by 54%, uterine cancer by 66% and colon cancer by 30%. This is in part due to hormonal changes (IGF-1), excessive insulin...
How Sitting Too Much Damages the Heart
A heart attack is the ultimate complication of a disease, which may often remain silent for years before revealing itself in a single, and sometimes deadly event. Heart disease remains...
How Sitting Too Much Damages the Heart
A heart attack is the ultimate complication of a disease, which may often remain silent for years before revealing itself in a single, and sometimes deadly event. Heart disease remains...
More physical activity reduces the risk of dyin...
Sedentary people, who sit 11 hours a day have a 82% higher risk of dying from cancer according to a recent study published in JAMA.
More physical activity reduces the risk of dyin...
Sedentary people, who sit 11 hours a day have a 82% higher risk of dying from cancer according to a recent study published in JAMA.
Why Exercise Can´t Undo the Risks of Sitting
Exercise time and sedentary time are two entirely different entities. They are not as interconnected as we used to believe. Contrary to the common opinion that too much sitting can be compensated...
Why Exercise Can´t Undo the Risks of Sitting
Exercise time and sedentary time are two entirely different entities. They are not as interconnected as we used to believe. Contrary to the common opinion that too much sitting can be compensated...
Does Sitting Stop You from Losing Weight?
Sitting too long influences the dopamine and leptin hormones, which play an important role in the regulation of hunger and satiety. Weight gain as a result of inactivity can start a vicious cycle, in...
Does Sitting Stop You from Losing Weight?
Sitting too long influences the dopamine and leptin hormones, which play an important role in the regulation of hunger and satiety. Weight gain as a result of inactivity can start a vicious cycle, in...