Look, we know that sitting down is going to kill us. We've been warned many times before about how excessive sitting can make us fat, give us heart problems and even cancer, but until now, we've been at least figured we're in the clear mentally while our physical selves fall to pieces. Whoops. more ›

Today Etsy Tweeted a link to the below infographic, which may look like some outrageous scaremongering propaganda from the Standing Up Council, but it's all too real. And it's not like we haven't heard it before: last year we learned that "too much sitting, and not just a lack of exercise, may cause heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses." Earlier this year it was confirmed, with one researcher declaring: "Excessive sitting is a lethal activity." And the latest numbers are shocking—this infographic states (right next to a scary monster) that "sitting 6+ hours per day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within 15 years than someone who sits less than 3. Even if you exercise." So consider this your reminder: sitting is suicide! more ›

You might want to stand up for this. In 2010 a study was circulating that sitting down is literally the worst thing ever, finding that, "the more time people spend in a completely sedentary state, independent of the exercise they get at other times, the higher their risk of becoming obese, and developing diabetes, heart disease and cancer." And according to more people, that's still true! more ›

Most New Yorkers that spend their days slouched in office chairs, face smothered against a computer screen, are pretty aware that those activities are not exactly beneficial for their health. But, no worries, a schlep over to the gym sooner or later will offset our frail bodies from deteriorating, right? According to a report posted yesterday on the Well, those 30 minutes on the elliptical aren't doing that much! more ›

Not since we found out that coffee will prevent us from committing suicide have we been so shocked by a study. Bloomberg News finally sifted through that report that's been going around and pulled out this gem: sitting down will kill you. Are you sitting down right now? Well, hopefully you are drinking coffee to counteract it, and not watching television (which will also kill you). more ›

Tourists, museum-goers and Gossip Girl-esque Upper East Siders...the Metropolitan Museum steps are no longer for you to sit on...at least, temporarily. CityRoom reports that the steps are undergoing a yearlong renovation, and until the project is done, the 1/3 of the steps left open are for walking only. Even tourists taking photos with the famous backdrop are getting booted. more ›