It’s no secret that the longer you sit each day, the more health issues you can accumulate. Sitting too much can shorten your life span and increase your chances of developing heart disease, insulin ...

Reducing the amount of time older adults spend sitting could help improve their blood pressure, according to a study published March 27 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by researchers at the Kaiser ...

A mobile app-based intervention reduced the time older adults spent sitting by about 30 minutes a day. It also improved blood pressure, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.

Being sedentary at work, such as sitting in front of a work computer, led to lower blood pressure than standing for long periods. The findings are from a new study that also found that prolonged ...

Reducing sedentary behavior with interventions such as increasing daily sit-to-stand transitions might help lower blood pressure in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity. Researchers ...

A new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed ...

Seniors wound up with lower blood pressure after they were coached to get up and move more often, a new study says. Health coaching successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether reducing sitting time could effectively improve blood pressure (BP) among older adults. Study: Sitting Time Reduction ...

New research found that flavanol-rich foods help protect your cardiovascular system from the damaging effects of prolonged sitting.

A new study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that prolonged standing at work may negatively impact 24-hour blood pressure. The study included 156 participants in Finland ...

The simple daily habit of standing up more often may impact heart health for postmenopausal women, according to a new study from University of California San Diego. Researchers reported that women ...

Experiencing dizziness upon standing, known as orthostatic hypotension, signals a temporary blood pressure drop. This occurs when the body struggles to redirect blood flow upwards. While often brief, ...