The life of an office worker tends to involve sitting at a desk all day. We've heard a lot about the long-term impact of these many hours of sitting, but there is finally some advice from experts on how to ward off sitting disease -- stop sitting, for...
Do you proactively mitigate sitting-induced stress during the workday? Most people I speak with don't -- it's just not something we think about. But we need to, because the mere act of sitting at your desk is stressing your body out. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="...
Each week, I contribute dozens of career articles to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. * Everyone knows that sitting at a desk all day long can hinder you physically, but it might actually hurt you mentally as well. [PayScale] * Yesterday'...
There's never been a better time than now to quit sitting, according to new research. Sitting for three or more hours a day can decrease your life expectancy by two years -- even if you don't smoke and are physically fit. What's a sedentary...
On the weekdays, I typically focus on work productivity, but since it's the weekend, I couldn't resist sharing three time-saving tricks that gave me over six hours back this week. Six hours, 1 minute and 30 seconds, to be exact -- and the number will likely...
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist James Levine, M.D., Ph.D. has coined a new term for the negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle: sitting disease. This affliction raises your risk of premature death, cardiovascular disease and other health problems, and it affects gym rats, smokers and healthy eaters equally. In...
