Prolonged insufficient physical activity in adulthood increases the body's stress burden, according to a large longitudinal ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (UPI) --Encouraging primary care physicians to screen patients for physical inactivity with a simple questionnaire can help identify people at risk for many chronic diseases, a new ...

Physical inactivity increases the risk for diabetes, other chronic diseases, and premature death and should be screened for and managed, new research suggested. “There is nearly irrefutable evidence ...

A recent study by researchers from World Health Organization (WHO), together with academic colleagues and published in The Lancet Global Health journal, found that nearly one third (31 percent) of the ...

At your next doctor’s visit, one simple question could reveal more about your long-term health than a blood pressure check or a temperature reading. It takes less than 30 seconds, but your answer ...

A recently published study shows for the first time that even short periods of severe inactivity allow the buildup of proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. University of Missouri ...

Many adults spend much of their lives being sedentary — getting out of bed in the morning only to go to an office desk chair for eight hours, followed with TV time (or some scrolling) on the couch ...

This map depicts the overall social vulnerability index (SVI) according to the American Nations model. It provides evidence of a “social vulnerability belt” (reds indicating the higher SVI scores) ...

Prolonged inactivity leads to detraining, with maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max) declining within weeks. In trained and recreationally active populations, this decline reflects central and peripheral ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, common mistakes people make when jumping into new exercise routines, how to ease into exercise after physical inactivity, and tips for staying ...