Lifestyle and Leisure

No matter how much you exercise, sitting for excessively long periods of time is a risk factor for early death, a new study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine found.

There's a direct relationship between time spent sitting and your risk of early mortality of any cause, researchers said, based on a study of nearly 8,000 adults. As your total sitting time increases, so does your risk of an early death.

With an eye for blending ale with unique local flavours, the Riverland's Woolshed Brewery now has its sights set on conquering the region's largest crop — citrus.

The Big Orange is the latest idea from the Murtho brewers and Adelaide Hills company Left Barrel Brewing, infusing a kettle sour beer with juice from locally grown oranges.

Brewer Jackson Beavis said the idea came about due to the abundance of citrus grown around them.

Cairns-based physiotherapist Ryan Adam encourages everyone to get on board with the New Year, New Me concept popular on social media, but said people needed to be mindful of overdoing things.

"Everyone needs a bit of motivation, and if that's the start of the year for you then good on you," he said.

"[But] subtle injuries can arise over a couple of weeks or a couple of months and rear their ugly head, or you can get some obvious acute strains and sprains from just going too hard.