March 22, 2014
Dr Meredith Peddie of the University of Otago (New Zealand) is currently looking for a PhD/MSc student to investigate the energy expenditure and possible dietary compensation […]
March 6, 2014
The Heart Foundation of Australia has created a series of excellent workplace wellness posters targeting sedentary behaviour that can be printed off from their website. Sit-Less […]
February 19, 2014
Earlier this week we posted the abstract of a study concluding that sedentary behaviour may not have health effects independent of physical activity. David Dunstan and colleagues […]
February 16, 2014
A new study published in PLOS ONE suggests that sedentary behavior may not be associated with health independent of total physical activity. From the abstract: Aims […]
February 13, 2014
The Washington Post recently published the above infographic on the health impact of sedentary behaviour. The full infographic, with descriptions, is available here.
February 11, 2014
New study suggests that prolonged sitting is linked to excess mortality. From Stone Hearth Newsletter: Led by Cornell University nutritional scientist Rebecca Seguin, a new study […]
February 9, 2014
New paper published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The abstract: BACKGROUND: Desk-based office employees sit for most of their working day. To address […]
December 18, 2013
SBRN members have recently compiled a list of 12 different validated sedentary behaviour questionnaires, which are now available on the SBRN website. The questionnaires have been […]
December 18, 2013
SBRN members Sebastien Chastin and colleagues have recently published the results of the first round of their Sedentary Behaviour Taxonomy project. The abstract (via PLOS ONE): […]