May 31, 2026
How 5 minutes of movement can change your life from NPR
How 5 minutes of movement can change your life 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? , host of NPR’s podcast, has spent the last […]
How 5 minutes of movement can change your life
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? , host of NPR’s 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.
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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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