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  Sitting on floor increases flexibility and mobility; Know five potent benefits

  Health | April 10, 2023 9:55 IST

  Sitting on the floor could be advantageous if you spend a lot of time in chairs. Your lower body muscles may benefit from stretching that occurs while sitting.

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  Are you sitting for long hours? Beware, these 6 harmful health problems can trouble you

  Health | April 21, 2022 19:03 IST

  Long hours of sitting can be extremely harmful to the body. From neck pain to heart diseases, people have been witnessing many issues that can cause trouble in the long term. One needs to take care of the posture in which they sit and also take small breaks to stretch the body in order to keep these problems at bay.

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  5 tips to improve your posture at work and avoid back pain

  Health | January 28, 2022 12:42 IST

  Chronic back and neck pain may be a direct result of bad posture at work if you have a desk job. Know the mistakes you are making and tips to maintain a correct posture at work so that you can avoid long term health issues, especially those related to the spine and back. 

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  How too much sitting is damaging your health?

  Lifestyle | June 25, 2017 18:28 IST

  Sitting for long periods may also adversely affect blood vessel function and increase food cravings, causing us to eat more and gain weight.

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  The ‘chair effect’: Prolonged sitting resulting in 4 pc deaths worldwide, claims study

  Lifestyle | September 22, 2016 18:22 IST

  There is reason for alarm if you do not indulge in any form of physical activity and spend most of your time sitting. According to a new study, nearly 4 per cent of all the

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  Not moving enough? It is going to kill you, warn doctors

  Lifestyle | March 13, 2016 10:02 IST

  If you are the one who is most likely spending long, continuous hours on chair then there is a bad news for you. According to the Max Bupa Walk for Health Survey 2016, majority of

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  Prolonged sitting increases risk of fatty liver disease: Research

  Lifestyle | September 16, 2015 8:42 IST

  Seoul: Prolonged sitting such as watching TV and using the computer and other devices as well as reduced physical activity may increase risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that may potentially lead to liver

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  Tehri dam sitting on an active fault: Indian seismologists

  India | December 10, 2012 15:53 IST

  Hyderabad, Dec 10: There is an active fault beneath the Tehri dam that enhances the earthquake risk, scientists of the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) here have reported. The Tehri dam is located near Tehri

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  Sitting Congress MLAs Threaten To Contest As Independents

  Politics | March 22, 2011 21:21 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 22: Continuing to oppose the Congress decision to enter into a seat-sharing agreement on Trinamool Congress' terms, two sitting party MLAs Ram Piyare Ram and Abdul Khalek Molla, who saw themselves shifted from