Research at the University of Alberta shows that when a thin person is seen laying down watching television, people assume they're resting.

BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Every die-hard sports fan has at one time or another gone on a sports-watching marathon, logging hours of non-stop sports viewing all for the sake of fandom.

By EMILY KITTLE A couch potato's half-time workout The American Physical Therapy Association says you can cheer your team to victory AND exercise your muscles without ever taking your eyes off the TV.

By Pam McLoughlin Those of us concerned with epidemic obesity in America among children and adults alike have long inveighed against excessive "screen time," meaning time spent in front of computers and television sets.

British research: couch potato lifestyle may speed up ageing LONDON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Being a couch potato in your free time could make you a decade older biologically than someone who is physically active, according to a major study of people's "chromosomal clocks" by British researchers.