Dementia: these sedentary activities reduce the risks
Researchers have found that certain sedentary activities can have a beneficial effect on memory and cognitive abilities. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Sedentary lifestyle: “You need to practice 2 hours of physical activity per day to compensate for 10 hours of sitting”
While sedentary lifestyle is breaking records, Professor François Carré, cardiologist and sports doctor, highlights the dangers of physical inactivity for ...
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Athletes have better working memory than sedentary people
A recent study shows a link between sporting activity and improved working memory performance, while a sedentary lifestyle appears to ...
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Health: Fitness is more important than weight
People who are obese but in good physical condition have a much lower risk of mortality than individuals with normal ...
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Sedentary lifestyle: sitting for a long time accelerates the aging of Millennials
Even though they are young and active, millennials show signs of cardiac and metabolic aging, particularly because they sit for ...
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Is “not going out” the new normal since the Covid-19 epidemic?
Since the coronavirus pandemic, the population has tended to spend more and more time sedentary, at home, and less and ...
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Standing would not compensate for a sedentary life
Standing does not improve cardiovascular health any more than sitting; it even increases the risk of circulation-related disorders such as ...
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Sedentary lifestyle in France: cardiologists sound the alarm
At the origin of numerous health problems, a sedentary lifestyle continues to increase within the French population. THE ESSENTIAL Sedentary ...
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Sedentary postures at work: what impact on health?
Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, metabolic disorders... Sitting too long at work can lead to many illnesses. THE ESSENTIAL According to a ...
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Teleworking and a sedentary lifestyle: a dangerous cocktail for health
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, teleworking has rapidly become widespread, profoundly transforming our lifestyles. While this new way of working has ...
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What if doing short bursts of exercise before bed was the solution to sleeping better?
Breaking up your evening sitting on the couch in front of the TV with three-minute resistance exercise breaks can improve ...
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5 Signs You’re Not Moving Enough During the Day
Muscle tension, creaking joints... By being too sedentary, our body ends up alerting us to the fact that it needs ...
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Drinking coffee, the solution to counteract the effects of sitting at work?
The damage caused by a sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity could be countered by drinking two to three cups of ...
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Sedentary lifestyle: 41% of French people think they sit too long during the day
According to Public Health France, very sedentary adults say they are unable to reduce the amount of time they spend ...
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How many hours a day should you be sitting, active or sleeping to optimize your health?
Pleading for less sedentary lifestyle, researchers reveal the optimal rhythm of a 24-hour day to preserve health, between time spent ...
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Spending less time sitting helps reduce blood pressure
Reducing the time spent sitting by thirty-one minutes a day reduces blood pressure in older adults, a new study suggests. ...
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7 tips from researchers for moving more at work
After studying the physical activity of office workers, researchers give advice to combat the harmful effects of prolonged sitting positions ...
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NASH: “Physical activity has a significant impact on insulin regulation”
Physical activity is an important lever in the fight against fatty liver disease. Dr Antoine Desvergée, hospital practitioner in the ...
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Working while sitting increases the risk of dying young by 16%
Working all day while sitting increases the risk of dying young by 16%. THE ESSENTIAL The French spend on average ...
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Air pollution would make us lazier
Exposure to air pollution is associated with an increase in time spent sitting, lying or standing without moving. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Hypercholesterolemia: moving more during childhood reduces risks
Walking, dancing, swimming... Practicing light physical activity could reverse the risks linked to high cholesterol levels, which are caused by ...
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Sedentary lifestyle: working standing up is good for the heart
Being more active in the workplace, by not sitting all day, is beneficial for cardiovascular health. THE ESSENTIAL Practicing moderate ...
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Prolonged sitting: 20 to 25 minutes of exercise can offset the risk of death
A new study shows that 20 to 25 minutes of physical activity per day may be enough to offset the ...
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Everyday tasks keep you in shape, especially after 65
A recent study conducted by Inserm confirmed that any physical activity, even light, is beneficial for the health of people ...
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Physical inactivity in children is associated with heart damage in adulthood
Hours of inactivity during childhood can predispose to heart attacks and strokes later in life. THE ESSENTIAL Between childhood and ...
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Physical inactivity at work: how to fight against its harmful effects
A sedentary lifestyle at work can have harmful consequences on health according to a recent study published by Public Health ...
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6 Ways to Combat the Harmful Effects of Sitting All Day
Prolonged sitting and inactivity have harmful effects on health, but certain good gestures can combat this sedentary lifestyle which is ...
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Walking 5 minutes every 30 minutes would help fight sedentary lifestyle
During a seated workday, five-minute walks every half hour can offset some of the harmful effects of this lifestyle. THE ...
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Here is the duration of physical exercise necessary to “compensate” for a day spent sitting
Researchers have revealed the minimum time of physical activity to fight against the deleterious effects of a sedentary lifestyle on ...
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These two bad habits, more harmful for men than for women
A sedentary lifestyle and excess sugar would have more consequences on the health of men than on those of women. ...
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