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Sitting on the floor is still common in many cultures – but is it better for your health?
Moving daily is essential to keeping ourselves healthy.
A new study shows that moderate to intense physical activity — such as playing soccer or running — for up to 50 minutes per day is associated with better mental health.
Sitting too much might be killing you – this is what you can do about it.
Analysis of bones from over hundreds and thousands of years ago suggests that our skeleton today is more fragile than that of our ancestors.
Our love affair with the chair has horrible consequences.
Governments must understand that the factors making cities convenient and productive also make their residents prone to obesity. They must confront this challenge with intelligent, focused policies.
One in five children are now obese by the time they turn 11.
Annoyed you don't have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day: Standing may double the risk of heart disease.
It's not all child's play.
The ideal fitness regime is not just a matter of time.
Assuming your new ride doesn't burst into flames, should you worry about other health impacts of hoverboarding about?
A global health and disease study shows we're living longer, but spending more years in poor health. But there are some things within our power to change.
More people are getting standing desks in response to our increasing knowledge about the harms of sedentary lifestyles. But can you transition to standing at work without causing yourself harm?
Globally, evidence points to children becoming less active because they would rather play computer games than be outdoors.
Fitness devices like Fitbit set an automatic goal of 10,000 steps a day. But this isn't the magic threshold some make it out to be.
We've known for some time that too much sitting increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease. But until now it's been unclear how much standing during the work day may counter this risk.
Australians like to think themselves as sporting and fit – a concept reinforced by the success of the country’s elite athletes. But evidence is emerging that Australian kids are falling behind their international…
It’s almost universally recommended that for optimal physical and mental health, children engage in 60 minutes of physical activity each day and limit the time they spend watching TV, playing computer…
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Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Media Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor and Laboratory Head of Physical Activity, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Health Promotion Evaluation Unit, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Planning and Head, City Wellbeing Program, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior research associate, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Dean, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
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Head, Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Director/Referral and Assessment Clinic, Centre for Child and Adolescent Related Disorders, University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
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Senior lecturer in Physical Education, Liverpool John Moores University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow in Physical activity and workplace health, University of Sydney
