Background Sedentary behavior is emerging as an independent risk factor for chronic
disease and mortality. However, the evidence relating television (TV) viewing and other …

In contemporary society, prolonged sitting has been engineered into our lives across many
settings, including transportation, the workplace, and the home. There is new evidence that …

Aims/hypothesis The study investigated cross-sectional associations of total amount and
patterns of sedentary behaviour with glucose metabolism status and the metabolic …

Sleep and sedentary and active behaviors are linked to cardiovascular disease risk
biomarkers, and across a 24-hour day, increasing time in 1 behavior requires decreasing …

Aims While excessive sitting time is related adversely to cardio-metabolic health, it is
unknown whether standing is a suitable replacement activity or whether ambulatory …

Sedentary behaviour (eg TV viewing, seated video game playing, prolonged sitting) has
recently emerged as a distinct risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases in children and youth …

Importance Studies have established the importance of physical activity and fitness, yet
limited data exist on the associations between objective, real-world physical activity patterns …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the independent and joint associations of
sitting time and physical activity with risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Excessive sedentary time is detrimentally linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular
disease and premature mortality. Studies have been investigating the use of activity …

PURPOSE and METHODS—Though evidence is accumulating that sedentary behavior
(SB), independent of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), is associated …