NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Health experts have taken to calling sitting "the new smoking," at least when it comes to your heart health. CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports that sitting can be just as bad for ...

Sedentary behavior – long periods of sitting, lying down or reclining – is linked to major risk factors for dementia. Active ...

Are you in a bad sit-uation? Many Americans sit for eight to 10 hours a day — to the detriment of their back, hips, waistline and heart. Sitting for extended periods can lead to obesity, muscle ...

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How much do you sit every day? As millions of Americans commute to work, sit at their desks once they arrive at the job and then relax at home at night by, in some cases anyway, binge-watching their ...

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From 9 to 5 workdays spent in front of the computer to binging on a new TV series, most of us spend a lot of time sitting, often in a single day. Young adults in the U.S. reportedly sit about nine to ...

We’ve become so accustomed to couches, chairs, and office desks that the idea of sitting on the floor might seem unusual. But for many cultures around the world, it’s the norm. After all, floor ...

Turns out grandma was right. Most of us are too busy trying to lose weight and achieve optimal gut health to care too much about our posture. But — according to Kristianne Egbert, certified ...