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ScienceDaily (Jan. 13, 2011) - It is becoming well accepted that, as well as too little exercise, too much sitting is bad for people's health. Now a new study has found that it is not just the length of time people spend sitting down that can make a difference, but also the number of breaks that they take while sitting at their desk or on their sofa. Plenty of breaks, even if they are as little as one minute, seem to be good for people's hearts and their waistlines.

Here are a few very basic and easy to follow rules which will help anybody to drop some unwanted poundage from their waistline.

HAVING a larger waistline may shrink your brain.

Something as simple as going up and down the stairs every day for three months instead of taking the elevator can lower your body fat, trimmer your waistline, and drop your blood pressure numbers. According to the researchers at the University of Geneva, this cuts about 15 percent the risk of premature death from any cause.

Combat the Easter chocolate binge with our selection of healthy eating and exercise apps. Easter has come and gone, leaving many of us with either a mountain of chocolate or a pile of empty boxes and a rather enlarged waistline.

Some Habits That Ruin Your Weight Loss Plan. Although we may follow a strict diet plan and hit the gym.., sometimes it becomes nearly impossible to get rid of those extra pounds... The problem lies with the seemingly harmless everyday habits that we have nurtured over the years and...

While most of us are aware that eating cheesy sausages every day for breakfast is not really good for the waistline, there are many other subtle bad habits that keep on adding more pounds to our bodies. These habits are harmful because they have the potential to sabotage our weight loss plan.