Scientists say that sitting is the new smoking. The average American adult now sits for 9-10 hours per day. What’s the least amount of movement someone can do to offset the harms of our modern sedentary lifestyle? Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour podcast, has spent the last several years trying to answer that question. After collaborating with Columbia University Medical Center on a major study, she brings Ayesha the answer. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
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Scientists say that sitting is the new smoking. The average American adult now sits for 9-10 hours per day. What's the least amount of movement someone can do to offset the harms of our modern sedentary lifestyle? Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour podcast, has spent the last several years trying to answer that question. After collaborating with Columbia University Medical Center on a major study, she brings Ayesha the answer.
Manoush Zomorodi's book is Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being.
This episode was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy and edited by Liana Simstrom with help from Sanaz Meshkinpour and Katie Monteleone. The engineer was Jimmy Keeley.
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