For years, studies have pointed to standing desks improving markers for cardiovascular and metabolic health, such as lipid ...

Standing desks may not improve the health risks associated with sitting at your desk all day, a new study has found.

While prolonged standing has its own risks, the use of standing desks at work can, to some extent, help lessen the risks of ...

A large new study found that standing for more than two hours a day doesn’t protect against the cardiovascular risks of too ...

New research suggests that switching to a standing desk might not be the best way to prevent issues caused by prolonged sitting.

Sit-stand desks reduce sitting but don’t lower blood pressure, and prolonged standing without movement may harm ...

TL;DR: A major study involving 83,000 adults found that standing desks do not significantly improve heart health compared to ...

In her latest column, Gretchen Reynolds writes about a large new study of more than 83,000 adults that found that standing ...

We all know we spend far too much time sitting down. According to the NHS, UK adults spend an average of nine hours a day on ...

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