While sitting can be wonderful and a well-earned break after laborious physical work, a lot of us spend most of our days sitting for prolonged periods without having done anything physical beforehand.

Fifty years into bharatanatyam, andSrinidhi Chidambaram still recalls the unconventional way her first guru Kamala Lakshman would teach students the art form. “Ice cream and frisbee were all a part of ...

In a remarkable show of creativity and courage, an 11-year-old girl from Puducherry chose the ocean as her stage to highlight the growing problem of plastic pollution. Instead of performing on land, ...

Comfort looks different for everyone, but dogs seem to have it figured out better than most. Give them a warm place to rest and a familiar environment, and they’ll settle in without a second thought.

During an interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom sat in a position that generated significant buzz on social media. The serious political conversation turned into an unexpected viral moment. He ...

At least he’s crushing something. The internet had a ball Thursday mocking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s weirdly tense “testicle-crushing” style of cross-legged sitting at a speaking engagement. The ...

We’re often told to move more—by exercising, stretchin, or simply standing up—to combat the effects of prolonged sitting. But what we eat may also play a key role in offsetting the negative impacts of ...

Gluing yourself to a chair or couch for prolonged periods can tighten the hip flexors (the muscles at the front of your hip that help lift your leg) while simultaneously weakening the glutes, Pavao ...

More than 10 years ago Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic coined the phrase, “Sitting is the new smoking.” Ever since, entrepreneurs and other largely desk-bound workers have eyed their chairs with ...

Well, this poses a challenge for yogis! Yoga has a lot of flex appeal — it can increase strength, improve posture and lower the odds of developing chronic diseases. But a triple-board-certified ...