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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…

In the category of something you typically take for granted: few of us think twice about getting in and out of a car, either as a driver or a passenger. But for those of us with arthritic knees, bad backs or other “joys” of aging, just sitting down and lifting…

It’s been said that sitting is the new smoking: if you’re not up and moving, your health may be at risk. But how do you know how much activity you need and what’s the best exercise for your particular circumstance?  Professional trainers and others schooled in kinesiology (the study of…

Does this sound familiar? Waiting in a doctor’s office, flipping through a magazine, sitting in the exam room wondering how much longer. For many of us, this commonly occurs at a medical visit. So too does “white coat syndrome” i.e., being so anxious at the doctor that your blood pressure…