November 2, 2012

SBRN Inaugural Meeting at ICPAPH 2012

The slide deck from the SBRN Inaugural Meeting, which was held at the 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Sydney on October […]
November 25, 2012

More Discussion Around SBRN's Proposed Definition of Sedentary Behaviours Published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Earlier this year, SBRN published an updated definition of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviour” in response to confusion around the use of the terms in the […]
December 4, 2012

Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Post-Doctoral Positions Available

School of Physiotherapy and Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia Curtin University is the largest university in Western Australia with a strong […]
December 5, 2012

SBRN Definition of Sedentary Behaviour Now Available in Spanish and Portuguese

  Earlier this year SBRN published an updated definition of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviour”, which was published in the journals Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism and Movement & […]
December 10, 2012

Very Important SBRN Member Survey

Below is a survey asking SBRN members about their views on the future of the organization, and whether or not the group should formally become a […]
January 14, 2013

100 Ways to Stand Up For Your Health (Prevention)

Prevention magazine recently featured a list of 100 ways to break up your sedentary time on.  From their website: At Home 1. Hide your remote. If […]
May 17, 2013

Measuring Muscle Visco-Elasticity in Horizontal Bed Rest Model for Better Understanding of Sedentary Life Style

R. Viir, Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu, TartuEstonia  RehabCenter, RheumatismFoundationHospital, Heinola, Finland E-mail: ragnar.viir@ut.ee M. Pääsuke, Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, […]
May 21, 2013

2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children: Early Bird Registration Now Open

The 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children — “The Power to Move Kids” — which takes place in Toronto from May 19th-22nd, 2014, will bring […]
May 27, 2013

New study: A 1 year prospective trial of treadmill desks

A new prospective study of the benefits of treadmill desks has just been published in the journal Obesity.  The abstract is below, and the full text […]