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If you’ve found yourself slowing down and sitting more often in your middle or later years, you’re not alone. According to new research out of the University of Texas, adults ages 38-50 become noticeably more inactive during these years, sliding into a more sedentary lifestyle that can wreak havoc on…

As you’ve probably heard, sitting is the new smoking. Mounting research shows that sedentary behavior is associated with serious health risks such as obesity, heart disease and even premature death. Getting off the couch or out of your chair is essential, and a recent study even recommends you get up…

There’s no getting around it: Between sitting at the computer, watching TV or just our sedentary ways, physical inactivity has created an enormous public health problem worldwide. To combat this ever worsening trend, researchers have been trying to figure out what’s the minimum threshold of activity needed to reduce or…