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More physical activity reduces the risk of dying of cancer

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.

How sitting too much damages the heart

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...

How sitting increases cancer risk

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...

The typical desk position leads to pain and many problems

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 affects the brain and the mind

How Sitting Affects the Brain and the Mind

THE BRAIN – MOVE IT OR LOSE IT The brain is increasingly understood to be more closely related to a muscle than an organ. And, like all muscles, the brain...

How Sitting Affects the Brain and the Mind

THE BRAIN – MOVE IT OR LOSE IT The brain is increasingly understood to be more closely related to a muscle than an organ. And, like all muscles, the brain...

Sitting leads to lower back pain and disk herniations

Sitting Leads to Lower Back Pain and Disk Herni...

Sitting puts enormous pressure on the spine, mostly at critical junctions. This results in herniated discs, chronic back pain and spinal degeneration.Many also suffer mental effects from back pain, all too...

Sitting Leads to Lower Back Pain and Disk Herni...

Sitting puts enormous pressure on the spine, mostly at critical junctions. This results in herniated discs, chronic back pain and spinal degeneration.Many also suffer mental effects from back pain, all too...