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Is Eating While Standing Bad for You?

September 21, 2023

Eating while standing up may have some benefits such as faster digestion and some loss of fat over time. However, it may also cause bloating and increase your hunger, which [...]

Is Sitting Bad for Your Brain?

April 17, 2018

Sitting too much is linked to changes in a section of the brain that is critical for memory, according to a preliminary study by UCLA researchers of middle-aged and older [...]

Sit Less for Good Health and Muscle Mass

September 5, 2017

Finnish researchers conducted one of the largest and longest studies to find out if it is possible to reduce sedentary time and if the reduction will result in any health [...]

How Can I Burn More Calories and Fat at Work?

January 18, 2017

You already know that getting off your butt for periods of time throughout the day can reduce some of the harmful effects of too much sitting. (Hello, standing desk!) But a [...]

Briefly Standing, or Being Active, Reduces Blood Sugar Across the Day

August 15, 2016

(Reuters Health) – For obese people who sit for most of the day, replacing some sitting time with standing, slow walking or slow cycling reduces average blood sugar [...]