November 25, 2023
More on the Perils of Passive Sitting
A research paper published last month is the definitive summary of the many harms that…
October 19, 2023
Breaks From Sitting: Now we know how often and how long
We all sit far more than is good for us.1 And by now the physiology…
September 21, 2023
Passive Sitting Is Associated With Dementia
Passively sitting supported by “ergonomic” chairs has been associated with a host of health problems:…
August 24, 2023
Posture and Meditation
Mediation is perhaps the quintessentially internal pursuit: the mind turned inward, examining itself. So, it’s…
April 4, 2023
How We Move Changes Our Very Bones
“It’s not so much what you know as it is who you know”. Often quoted…
March 10, 2023
Could Simply Changing Your Chair Add Years to Your Life?
The profound difference between sitting and ‘active resting’ Note: Although I’m an academic researcher, because I…
February 6, 2023
Ergonomics and Its Discontents
Although the word ergonomics joined the English language less than 100 years ago, the idea…
January 17, 2023
Every Bit of Exercise Counts
A paper recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine will revolutionize our approach to…
December 22, 2022
Better Balance
Balance is simply how our spines and limbs dance with gravity. But really balance is…
December 2, 2022
Do I need a Standing Desk?
Standing vs. Sitting I talk to lots of people about their office setups, but one…
November 28, 2022
What I Learned at the National Ergonomics Conference
A few weeks ago, I attended “National Ergo”, an ergonomics conference that’s held once a…
November 19, 2022
Can Fidgeting Help You Live Longer?
The health benefits of fidgeting Likely you know someone who is a natural-born fidgeter; you…
October 27, 2022
What Is an “Exercise Chair”? (Besides an Oxymoron)
Why do we sit? On the face of it an “exercise chair” seems an odd…
October 4, 2022
This Just in (again): Passive sitting is bad for us.
Exercise cannot undo the harms of passive sitting. Evidence has been accumulating for years that…
August 25, 2022
Changing how you sit might help you avoid back surgery
I was a trauma surgeon for many years and I loved everything about it. Trauma…
August 15, 2022
Can how you sit help lower your cancer risk?
We know not only that moving is good for us but also that sedentary behavior…