We often hear that a sedentary lifestyle is the new smoking. As an increasing percentage of the population has transitio ...

The health problems tied to office work have been widely circulated, with studies citing weight gain, carpal tunnel and cardiovascular issues as reasons to not sit for eight hours every day. In ...

People whose jobs are highly sedentary—an estimated 80% of the modern workforce— experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms, according to a new study led by University of South Florida ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the rapid transition from in-person care visits to telehealth transformed how healthcare workers go about their jobs. Instead of the constant movement going between ...

In 1960, about half of the jobs available required at least moderate physical activity. In the US today, only 20% of jobs require moderate activity. The rest are either sedentary or require only ...

The modern workday has changed a lot in recent years. Computers, flexible work hours, and less physical activity are now a normal part of many sedentary work. But along with this shift has come a ...