Cancel

  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Features
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Environment
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Health
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Future
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    Space
  • chevron_rightchevron_right
    More Science
  • play_roundplay_round
    Videos
  • rocketrocket
    About
  • emailemail
    Contact

gear Push settings

bars

homehome Home chatchat Notifications


Not all sitting is equal: Watching TV increases depression risk by 43%, unlike desk work or driving

Sedentarism is considered bad for both for body and mind. But recent research highlights the particularly negative effects of mentally-passive activities versus more mentally-active behavior.

People who sat down more during the pandemic were more likely to become depressed

If you're happy and you know it, don't sit down?

Study measures how many calories you burn when you're lazy

Western society is becoming ever sedentary, as more and more jobs have transitioned to the office and technology offers people all kinds of comfortable reasons not to leave their homes. It’s well documented how a sedentary lifestyle can affect health, exposing the body to a slew of diseases, still a careful assessment of sedentary energy […]