We talk a lot about what technology is doing to our minds. But what about everything below the neck? This week, Jessi is joined by Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour and author of Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age, and New Science to Reclaim Your Wellbeing. Unfortunately, a killer workout or a standing desk won’t save us from the long-term health consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. But five minutes of gentle movement every half hour could. In fact, Manoush helped run a clinical trial with 23,000 people to prove it.
Jessi and Manoush discuss:
- Why sitting all day drains your energy even when you haven't done anything
- The Columbia study that got 23,000 people moving, and what it proved
- Why standing desks aren't actually the fix we thought they were
- The "garden hose" model of what happens to your arteries when you sit or stand too long
- How people can restructure their workdays (and their calendars) to make movement stick
- What "information athletes" can learn from dancers, musicians, and pilots
- The shift from screen-shaming to something kinder and more practical
This one might make you want to stand up and take a lap while listening. That's kind of the point.
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