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July 29, 2011

Slate: A Desk That Lets You Sit or Stand

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July 22, 2011

Canada Releases World's First Evidence-Based Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines

TORONTO (ONTARIO) FEBRUARY 15, 2011 – The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s (CSEP) Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth are the first, systematic evidence-based […]
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July 22, 2011

Men's Health: Is Your Office Chair Killing You?

Via Men’s Health: Do you lead an active lifestyle or a sedentary one? The question is simple, but the answer may not be as obvious as […]
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July 22, 2011

Scientific American: Can Sitting Too Much Kill You?

Via Scientific American: We all know that physical activity is important for good health—regardless of your age, gender or body weight, living an active lifestyle can […]
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July 22, 2011

NOW Magazine: Don't Be A Sitting Duck

Via NOW Magazine: I’ve got some important news. Are you sitting down? Well, then you’d better stand up. Because sitting is killing you. Well, that’s what […]
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July 22, 2011

CBC News: Sitting takes toll on body, scientists find

Via CBC: The bodies of even the most physically active Canadians take a physiological hit from sitting for hours, say scientists who warn about health effects […]
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July 22, 2011

Washington Post: Even with exercise, long periods spent sedentary are deemed a health risk

Via the Washington Post: Anyone who’s been paying the slightest bit of attention knows by now that the government and public health organizations want adults to get […]
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July 22, 2011

io9: Sitting is destroying your body

Via io9: The war on sitting has begun. The view that we’re really not designed to stay seated for the entire day has been gathering steam […]
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July 21, 2011

New Systematic Reviews Find Strong Prospective Relationships Between Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality

[Travis’ Note: This article has been adapted with permission from a post published on Obesity Panacea on July 12, 2011.] In the past few years several […]
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About SBRN

The Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) is the only organization for researchers and health professionals which focuses specifically on the health impact of sedentary behaviour.

SBRN’s mission is to connect sedentary behaviour researchers and health professionals working in all fields of study, and to disseminate this research to the academic community and to the public at large. Read more »

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  • Canadian Obesity Network
  • Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
  • Compendium of Physical Activities
  • Healthy Activity Living and Obesity Research
  • North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine
  • Obesity Panacea
  • ParticipACTION
  • Sedentary Behaviours International Taxonomy (SIT)
  • The Obesity Society

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