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08/25/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Constant movement is the key: Overcome the dangers of prolonged sitting by raising your metabolic rate with ”dynamic” workstations

Sitting, the thing people do the most every day, has been called as “the new smoking” and for good reason. While various scientific literature has pointed out the adverse effects that sitting down has on the body, a new study may provide a way to counteract this effect. In their paper, which was published in the journal Work, researchers from the University of Illinois […]

05/08/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Sitting down too much can make you stupid — new research says a sedentary lifestyle alters areas of the brain linked to memory

You watch what you eat and make sure you get a good night’s sleep. You regularly step outdoors to get your daily dose of natural vitamin D from the sun. But on weekdays, you work an eight-hour job that requires you to stay tied to your desk practically the whole time. According to a new […]

02/10/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Lose weight standing around: New study finds standing rather than sitting for six hours per day prevents weight gain, aids weight loss

An easy way to lose weight is to stand instead of sitting. A new study discovered that standing rather than sitting for six hours each day could prevent weight gain as well as help lose weight. The study was carried out by a team of researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York that […]

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