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Have a desk job? CMC Vellore doctor warns of major health risk due to poor posture, neck strain. Shares 5 prevention tipsSlipped discs, traditionally an issue for older adults, are increasingly affecting younger individuals in their 20s and 30s. Experts attrib...28 Jun, 2025, 10.47 PM IST- Times Health+ satiating the modern and overburdened population that craves peaceTimes Health+ provides unique wellness solutions. It avoids generic approaches. The platform offers modules for various needs. These includ...26 Jun, 2025, 04.51 PM IST
- WHO warns alarming levels of physical inactivity among Indians, says women more physically inactive than menA study in The Lancet Global Health highlights that nearly 50% of Indian adults are physically inactive, posing severe health risks. The st...27 Jun, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
- Four tips to help you maintain spinal health and prevent back painSeveral reasons like sports injuries, excessive stress over flexible joints and congenital spinal problems can cause chronic back pain amon...01 Nov, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
- Eight in 10 employees report body pain-related concerns while working from home, says new surveyThe report uncovers different aspects such as employees’ concerns related to body pain while working, incorrect work tool integration, and ...28 Oct, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
- How to improve your posture during workProlonged sitting can lead to a whole host of health issues -- from lower back pain and neck and shoulder complaints to joint compression, ...07 Mar, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
- Six in 10 employees sit for almost nine hours at work: SurveyWhen the respondents were asked what they could do differently, 73% of employees did not know while only 27% had said that they had tried s...22 Feb, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
- Do you have a sedentary lifestyle? Here's how you can change that with small effortsHigher incidence of diseases like BP, diabetes, heart-realted issues are seen in those who sit for more than 5 hours per day.04 Oct, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
- Sitting for long hours at a desk? Set a reminder & walk 3 mins every half-an-hourEvery waking hour spent sitting or lying increases metabolic syndrome & Type 2 diabetes risk.13 Sep, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
- Pandemic is turning people into couch potatoes, stress & binge eating adding to health issuesThe sedentary lifestyle is pushing people towards various lifestyle diseases.30 Sep, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
- The pandemic of WFH injuries: Professionals experience back & neck pain due to long working hours, improper sittingMany people have started seeking help from physiotherapists.24 Sep, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
- Is your child fidgety? It may have a positive impact on their healthFidgeting activity could have "meaningful" biological or health effects in early childhood.16 Aug, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
- Long sitting hours? Here’s how you can avoid health problemsSitting for more than eight hours can lead to postural problems like disc damage, strained neck and swayed back in the long run.07 Nov, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
- Keep coolers and coffee machines in far corners of officeIt is actually healthier to take hourly five-minute breaks — whether to the water cooler, coffee machine or round the corner.29 Jul, 2016, 04.04 AM IST
- Stuck to a desk job? Here's how you can move around & save yourselfSince technology made inroads into our lives, you must have noticed that you’re spending more time in chairs working, shopping, eating & da...08 Jul, 2016, 01.20 PM IST
- Confined to desk? You are asking for trouble"Doing a sedentary desk job for hours together leads to lack of exercise and poor utilisation of glucose leading to its conversion into fat...07 Mar, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
- Smart, & freeThe wise man’s moral is to stick to it! But sustain your exercise long enough so as to avoid burnout. Call it yukta (smart) practice that e...23 Feb, 2012, 04.15 AM IST
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