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A lack of physical activity among boys may result in them falling behind in reading and
maths at school, according to new research.
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02 Dec 2016
Research by the University of Sydney is the first to objectively measure whether daily steps are
able to offset the health risks of sedentary behaviour.
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09 Mar 2024
A new study has said that extended sedentary behaviour of two or more hours
could be as harmful to fitness levels as short workouts are beneficial.
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09 Jul 2014
Spending all day sitting down may not just be bad for your backside: it could also do
serious damage to your kidneys, according to new research.
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23 Oct 2015
Keeping up daily doses of regular activity, rather than sporadic exercise sessions, is the
best way to combat the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
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18 Sep 2015
Council and NHS workers in Fife, Scotland, are being encouraged to get more active as
part of plans to cut sedentary behaviour in the workplace.
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24 Jan 2017
Leading a sedentary lifestyle could lead to negative changes in the shape of
brain neurons, potentially causing high blood pressure and other medical
problems, according to a new study published in the Journal of Comparative
Neurology.
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17 Feb 2014
People who lead a sedentary lifestyle are twice as likely to suffer premature death, when compared
to those who are physically active.
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03 Sep 2019
Short bouts of moderate walking has been shown to offset the impact of a lack of
sustained exercise in children and protect against diseases related to obesity
and inactivity, according to new research from the National Institutes of Health.
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02 Sep 2015
Office workers should be on their feet for a minimum of two hours daily during working
hours – and ideally four – to counter the impact of sedentary behaviour, according to a
study co-commissioned by Public Health England (PHE).
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02 Jun 2015
Leading an inactive life could speed up the ageing process according to a study published by researchers at King’s College London.
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29 Jan 2008
The NHS in Wales spent £35m (US$46.2m, €39.1m) treating preventable diseases caused
by physical inactivity in 2015, according to latest analysis by the country’s public health
agency.
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11 Oct 2017
Sedentary lifestyles are costing the global economy $67.5bn (£51bn, €60bn) a year in healthcare
and productivity losses – and developed nations are bearing the brunt of the inactivity epidemic.
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01 Aug 2016
People who take up exercise in their later years – regardless of their previous activity levels – are
able to considerably improve their heart health through physical activity.
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30 Dec 2018
US scientists have discovered that exercise has an impact on neurons in the brain that make it more resilient to stress and anxiety
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Almost 80 per cent of UK office workers feel they spend too much time sitting down, with
more than half regularly eating lunch at their desk.
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27 Mar 2015
Luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental has launched a new brand called Intelligent Movement to
deliver fitness and wellbeing interventions to guests. The aim of the programme is to help
them overcome the impact of a modern, sedentary lifestyle.
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28 Jun 2022
The World Health Organisation has sets its sights on overcoming the growing physical
inactivity epidemic by outlining a 10-year strategy to get Europeans moving more.
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17 Sep 2015
Taking part in regular aerobic exercise could decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's
disease in adults who are at higher risk of generating the illness.
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17 Feb 2020
Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are
twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in mid-life, according to a study.
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21 Jul 2015
Even low-levels of regular physical activity can lead to lower death rates among older
women, research has concluded.
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01 Feb 2018
Exercise can slow the growth of breast cancer tumours in mice, according to
research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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07 Apr 2015
A new study claims that being physically active for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, is not
enough for those who spend the rest of their time sedentary.
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13 Jul 2021
A survey by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has highlighted the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of chronic conditions among people over the age of 65.
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23 Jul 2009
More than 20m UK adults are increasing their risk of heart disease and costing the health
service as much as £1.2bn (US$1.5bn, €1.4bn) each year because of physical inactivity, a
British Heart Foundation (BHF) report has revealed.
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05 Apr 2017
Primary school children across the UK are in 'urgent need' of increasing their physical activity levels in
order to prevent serious health problems in later life, according to new research.
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21 Jun 2012
Regular exercise has been linked to better eating habits among young people.
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31 Jan 2019
Just 30 minutes of physical activity, of light or vigorous intensity, six days a week leads to
a 40 per cent lower risk of death from any cause, according to a new study published
online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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21 May 2015
A study on identical twins who did the same levels of activity as children, but
developed different exercise habits as adults, has provided fascinating insights
into the effects of exercise on health.
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12 Mar 2015
Half of all seven-year-olds in the UK are in risk of suffering from poor health in
later life due to sedentary lifestyles.
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22 Aug 2013
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