Walking An Added 3,000 Steps A Day Can Help Lower Blood Pressure In Senior Citizens: Study
The findings suggest that the 7,000-step regimen achieved by the participants in the study - which focused on a group of sedentary older adults between ages 68 and 78 - is on par with reductions seen with anti-hypertensive medications.
Sep 27, 2023, 12:36 PM IST
Take Breaks At Work! Sitting For Long Hours Can Lead To THIS
Prolonged periods of sitting cause a lot of problems for office workers. This sedentary lifestyle poses significant health risks, ranging from Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers to high blood pressure and increased mortality rates.
Sep 21, 2023, 15:55 PM IST
Screen Time to Waistline: Relationship Between Excessive Technology Use And Weight Gain - Expert Explains
Ms Ritika Samaddar, Regional Head - South Zone, Dietetics and Nutrition, explains how excessive technology use and weight gain are related.
Jul 17, 2023, 13:23 PM IST
Office Exercises: 4 Desk-Friendly Stretches To Avoid Bad Postures And Stay Fit
Sitting for long hours at a stretch in the office can lead to poor postures and several health complications. Incorporating workplace exercises and stretches into our daily routine can help counteract these effects, improve posture, and promote a more healthy lifestyle, say experts.
Jul 11, 2023, 08:40 AM IST
Sitting Disease: How To Overcome Health Problems Caused By Sedentary Lifestyle - Check Easy Tips
Sitting disease is caused by a lack of physical activity and can lead to a range of health problems, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Experts say it's important to include regular movement into your daily routine, even if your job requires you to sit at a desk for long hours.
Apr 04, 2023, 13:22 PM IST
Your desk job may slowly be killing you – Here's what you can do
Continuous movement while sitting may increase metabolic rate more than standing at a desk, suggests a study.
Jan 05, 2018, 10:51 AM IST
Early death may befall those who sit throughout the day! - Read
According to research, people may be less likely to die young if they break up sedentary time by moving around every half hour.
Sep 12, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
World Physical Therapy Day: Say goodbye to your sedentary lifestyle
Medicos say that it has various other miraculous benefits such as improvement of lung functions, speedy tissue healing and is helpful in healing burns also.
Sep 08, 2017, 13:08 PM IST
Sedentary lifestyle may lead men to binge on high-fat food
The results showed that sedentary male rats preferred the high-fat diet over the other diets.
Sep 06, 2017, 13:10 PM IST
Pokemon Go aids in achieving a healthier lifestyle, say scientists!
Establishing its benefits further through a study, scientists have said that the popular physically-interactive game encourages exercise and reduces sedentary behaviour.
Jul 08, 2017, 17:23 PM IST
25% surge in IVF cases in recent years, say doctors
There has been a 25 per cent surge in couples preferring in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to have babies in recent years, said doctors, naming sedentary lifestyle, health conditions and diseases as main reasons.
Jul 06, 2017, 00:42 AM IST
Shocking! Teens falling prey to a sedentary lifestyle; study compares their activity levels to 60-year-olds!
For their study, the researchers used data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 survey cycles.
Jun 18, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Eman Ahmed's weight loss surgery: Few things to keep in mind before going for bariatric surgery
Ahmed who weighed 500 kg earlier lost nearly 120 kg before the surgery which was performed at Mumbai's Saifee Hospital last week on March 7, 2017.
Mar 15, 2017, 12:59 PM IST
Have a desk job? Here's how to prevent sedentary lifestyle and stay fit
There are numerous ways you can do that are simple, easy and can help you convert your sedentary lifestyle.
Mar 14, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
Sedentary lifestyle too deadly – may cause difficult-to-treat heart failure
Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to supply enough oxygenated blood to meet the demands of the body.
Feb 28, 2017, 14:01 PM IST
Couch potatoes at dementia risk same as those with genes
Approximately 47.5 million people worldwide are living with dementia and the numbers are expected to surge to 115.4 million by the year 2050.
Jan 11, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Sedentary time may hamper academic skills in boys
According to a recent study, sedentary lifestyle is linked to poorer reading skills during initial three school years in six to eight-year old boys.
Dec 01, 2016, 11:31 AM IST
Over 30 million diabetics in India in one decade: Experts
India has been declared as the "world diabetic capital", with cases to touch 70 million by 2025.
Nov 15, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
Sedentary lifestyle leading cause for heart disease in India
According to the survey, cardiovascular disorders are the cause of 25 per cent deaths in India and heart disease does not affect the urban and economically strong only, it also affects the rural and underprivileged population.
Sep 29, 2016, 16:50 PM IST
