What I find surprising when I go to corporate offices to talk about the perils of sitting is the fact that most people are simply not aware of the risk of long-term sitting. Most office workers stay in one position for too long and take infrequent breaks. The physical and mental strain continues to build day after day. The health risks are numerous. The good news is that there are some very basic activities that you can do every day to reduce the stress on your body and your

Are You Sitting Too Much? After a long day of sitting at the office, commuting for two hours and eating dinner, you are thinking of sitting on the couch and watching your favorite TV series on Netflix for the next 3 to 4 hours.  Think again! All that sitting adds up and it is not good for you. Here’s Your Wake-Up Call Over the past few years, major research studies on the effects of long-term sitting have come up with some very disturbing findings. All those hours sitting at

People are sitting for longer and longer at work and at play. Population-based research studies are now telling us about the harmful effects all this sitting is having on the human body and our health. The new buzz word headline in media is “Sitting is the New Smoking” . In the 21st century it is estimated that most North Americans sit an average of 12-15 hours a day.   Daily commuting, sitting at work, working/playing on computers and smartphones, and watching TV keeps us st