Body language like fidgeting can sometimes be a physical manifestation of anxiety, but oftentimes, it’s actually a reminder of how stimulated a person is. Even if they’re not anxious, fidgeting may be ...

There is a saying that goes like this in relation to one’s health: “It is better to stand than sit, and then sit instead of to lie down.” That is such a tall order, right? The underlying message is ...

Back-to-back meetings, looming deadlines and hours spent glued to a desk often mean you barely notice how long you’ve been sitting. Standing up gets postponed, stretches are forgotten, and before you ...

Watching a film for class used to be a dream assignment. By Aaron Couch Film Editor For years, audiences have groused that films are too long, and now, a number of film professors say their students ...

It’s frustrating to hear about research that suggests sitting is terrible for your health when you have to sit all day for work. But studies have linked sitting for long periods of time to everything ...

If you suffer from back, neck, arm, and/or hand pain after a long day at the office, it might have something to do with too much sedentary time. As the saying goes, sitting is the new smoking. But it ...

Sitting for long stretches could be hurting your heart — but researchers say a simple diet tweak, like adding cocoa, berries or apples, may help reduce the damage. A new study from the University of ...

LA GRACE, S.D. — Charles Abbott Wilkins came to Dakota Territory in 1883 to seek a better future on the prairie, then opening to settlers during the bustling Great Dakota Boom. The 21-year-old native ...

The Lakota chief Sitting Bull and his starving band of followers ended nearly two decades of intermittent warfare with the United States on July 20, 1881, when they surrendered at Fort Buford, in ...

We’re often told to move more—by exercising, stretchin, or simply standing up—to combat the effects of prolonged sitting. But what we eat may also play a key role in offsetting the negative impacts of ...

Sitting has often been referred to as the new smoking thanks to its negative health benefits. For the first time ever, according to researchers in England, the flavanols in cocoa have been found to ...

More than 10 years ago Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic coined the phrase, “Sitting is the new smoking.” Ever since, entrepreneurs and other largely desk-bound workers have eyed their chairs with ...