Sitting for long hours may shrink the brain, even in people who exercise. The hippocampus, crucial for memory, loses volume faster.

New research suggests that sitting can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive decline, even if you regularly exercise.

If you don't have the time to fit in a workout on your lunch break, we’ve got good news: as long as you’ve got a chair and a 10-minute break in your diary, you can still get a good workout.

The negative effects of extended sitting can be so strong, researchers found, that even people who exercise regularly face higher risk if they sit for much of the day. The study, which involved ...

As the sitting time increased, so did the heart aging. The participants who performed ‘vigorous’ exercise like running, swimming laps, or playing basketball for around 30 minutes or more per ...

But how do you get around this if your 9-5 is a job that requires you to sit behind a screen all day? Here's where the following nine exercises come in. Taking short screen breaks to do some of ...

Incorporate these into your exercise program: Step 1: Sit slightly forward in a chair. Don't get so close to the edge of your seat that you lose stability. Step 2: Start with knees bent and feet ...

This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your body parts to prepare them for marathon sitting sessions at your desk. We’ll roll out a new exercise ...

This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your body parts to prepare them for marathon sitting sessions at your desk. We’ll roll out a new exercise ...

If you get knee pain or injuries in the gym, that could be from sitting all day. Exercises that strengthen and stretch the leg muscles effectively will help protect knees. For healthier joints ...