Motivation for getting moving comes down to two things: A good reason to move and to socialise.

• Consider a sport, or learn a skill like martial arts or dancing. Once you have a goal, it is not pointless and can even be fun.
• For activities li...

Research shows that runners sit as much as less athletic people. Another study of Danes found no association between time spent sitting and heart disease.

But leisure-time sitting predicts mortality, suggesting that exercise habits in the mornings, evenings, and weekends a...

Humans were meant to move but not to be active for no reason.

When you study modern hunter-gatherer tribes, you see them sitting around a lot, doing nothing. They do move a lot, but that is because they have to. They are about as fit as modern people who exercise ...

Studies show that in the vast majority of cases, more exercise is better.

• There is a 30 percent reduction in mortality in individuals who exercise one hour a week compared to sedentary individuals.
• People who exercise three hours a week lower their risk of d...