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Just over 10% of the world’s adults now live with diabetes and the COVID pandemic saw many people sitting down for longer periods – but small daily changes can improve health.
Sitting on the floor is still common in many cultures – but is it better for your health?
Movement is crucial even when you are sitting down.
Recent findings say that sitting around is a ‘first world’ problem. In reality, it’s a bit more complicated than that.
Standing in meetings offers the opportunity to sit less and move more.
The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.
The days when health messages focus only on exercise that gets us out of breath could be coming to an end.
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