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Sitting All Day Is Killing You — Here’s What to Do About It | Manoush Zomorodi | TED

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3 months ago

January 5, 2026

You’ve heard that too much time online is bad for your mental health, but what is it doing to your body? In this energizing talk, journalist and author Manoush Zomorodi explains how tech habits (including sitting all day) affect your physical health, from making you feel exhausted to raising rates of chronic illness. With early results from a 20,000-person experiment, she shares a practical solution to go from “wired and tired” to feeling healthier and more productive. (Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 11, 2025)

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@AThousandInterests

January 5, 2026 at 12:13 pm

This was a vibe session🎉

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@JoyleiaJo

January 5, 2026 at 12:24 pm

Intero-ception 7:08 SCREENS 🖥

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@jennifermk4059

January 5, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Honestly movement breaks sound like a great idea

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@isaacanimalogo-4548

January 5, 2026 at 1:05 pm

The only times when i feel i don’t need my tech is when i’m out in a protected nature area or in the wilderness cause i don’t want my time to fly by or leave soon.

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@ponykazy3725

January 5, 2026 at 1:37 pm

Phone YouTube addicts like me! Do This!!! go to your settings, and SHUT OFF YOUR YOUTUBE HISTORY. It will nuke the front page of YouTube, and it won’t start you on shorts- speaking of ALSO put a short timer for 15 min in the settings!

The channels you subscribe to will be your front page of YouTube, and it will only update when they upload videos. Same with shorts you will see the same 50 shorts in a ~24h period, it is such a deterrent. When you click a video you’ll see what’s suggested. It CRIPPLES the algorithms attempts to pull you in.

It’s not perfect,, I’m still addicted but it is helping. Doom scrolling is harder. Anyways hope this helps someone.

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- @NerbyScurvy
  
  January 5, 2026 at 4:19 pm
  
  Or get vanced.
  
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@impa8354

January 5, 2026 at 1:39 pm

WE ARE ALIVE YEAH

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- @Jacob99174
  
  January 5, 2026 at 2:17 pm
  
  WTF?
  
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- @impa8354
  
  January 5, 2026 at 4:42 pm
  
  @Jacob99174come on jacob dance with me
  
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- @afdalan3177
  
  January 5, 2026 at 7:47 pm
  
  Lol 😂😂
  
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@mindful-789

January 5, 2026 at 1:45 pm

Wow! What a great speaker and just the best talk ever!!!😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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@Jacob99174

January 5, 2026 at 2:18 pm

This was more of a Ted-X

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- @ZentaurFTW
  
  January 5, 2026 at 8:45 pm
  
  What’s the difference?
  
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- @Jacob99174
  
  January 5, 2026 at 9:02 pm
  
  @ZentaurFTW
  IQ level of speaker
  
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@drioliv1

January 5, 2026 at 5:16 pm

Thanks for sharing this important info in 10 min

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@toni4729

January 5, 2026 at 6:24 pm

It’s still a lot to do with your food. If you’re going to trade in cigarettes for coke and cake, you’re dead.

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@Geffry993

January 5, 2026 at 8:20 pm

She made what should be multi years long study in 2 days … And just on herself

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@danielyang5898

January 5, 2026 at 9:01 pm

The alcohol will kill me first

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@mayzin-r1t

January 5, 2026 at 9:01 pm

That’s literally related with me who just to google everything😂

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@SkinBear1

January 5, 2026 at 9:32 pm

time and time again, its always the same answer, so simple. eat less, MOVE more. I WFH in my basement, and the bathroom, food and everything is upstairs, I go up and down often but I definitely need to move even more!

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@jayziac

January 5, 2026 at 11:07 pm

Instead of doing generic exercises during breaks, try doing some light declutter or cleanup tasks, it gets your body moving and also keeps the home tidy. Welcome to the 18th century, where sitting isn’t a problem.

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@ericl4053

January 5, 2026 at 11:23 pm

Manoush used to host a podcast called “Note to self”, it’s a show about tech and humanity. She stopped updating it years ago, but I have fond memories of listening to it

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@Matthew-k1u1n

January 6, 2026 at 2:15 am

March-in-place, that’s a good one

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@mathiflip

January 6, 2026 at 2:16 am

Very interesting, but i’m watching this on a big blue lit screen, sitting down…

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@Iv_john_vI

January 6, 2026 at 2:40 am

I don’t like to dance. I would be embarrassed to be in the room at the end.

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@shanel5391

January 6, 2026 at 5:17 am

Wake up call

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@MihirPatel-ek6og

January 6, 2026 at 9:25 am

h

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@wilchami

January 6, 2026 at 11:24 am

An inspired move to end the talk with the very thing you’re urging everyone to do. Kudos!

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@Science_Spark68

January 6, 2026 at 12:50 pm

❤❤❤

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@Mirbxy

January 6, 2026 at 3:14 pm

WOW! Just WOW!

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@SocialBobcat

January 6, 2026 at 3:45 pm

Last few years at work I’ve gotten up from my desk every hour to the office gym to hit the treadmill for a few minutes and definitely noticed improvements up to and including way less back pain and stiffness during the commute drive home

I get it not everyone’s employer has a treadmill but just getting up from the desk on a regular basis and walking anywhere is a plus

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@TheSmitananda

January 6, 2026 at 8:00 pm

Love this talk, love her energy🫶 plenty of useful stuff to say to my clients. Thank you

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@jocastad.sigrid1019

January 6, 2026 at 11:21 pm

As a sophomore, I have to admit that sometimes we get too immersed in course deadlines and social media. Leading to us gradually forgetting that our bodies also need rest.

Yesterday I stumbled across this video, and I confess, it awakened something in me. So, if you and I both see this video, please always remember and listen to your body better! Love them like you love your job!

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@BusinessBankingAndBeyond

January 6, 2026 at 11:53 pm

By making these small adjustments, you can greatly improve your overall health and well-being, even in a busy office environment.🌟

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@Hoathinhvuinhon56

January 7, 2026 at 8:00 am

Movement creates the positivity

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@jlvandat69

January 7, 2026 at 9:00 am

Don’t stress, folks…..the experts are literally slamming us with “You need to __________”” This likely causes more harm via stress than the poor habits we have. In the case of sitting…….millions sit for hours to work, e.g., and also do some regular exercise and live very long, healthy lives. Relax…..

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@SpeedRacer24X

January 7, 2026 at 9:42 am

What an excellent video. Can anyone recommend an iOS app to assist in this regard?

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@ExistentialWolf

January 7, 2026 at 1:58 pm

You’re exhausted because there is software designed to frustrate you. The frustration compiles with personified deception, where you thought you bought a toy to help your desires but it just hurts you for cash. Think of stealing someone’s dog and you don’t want to feed it. That’s the design of the software running your screen data. The result of frustration is abatement when you’re done. Either you’re broke and kick the dog and/or go steal another. Or you kick the dog and feed it. In the end there is just lots of people connected with Missouri. 😀 …

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What to Do When You’re Told There’s Nothing Left to Try | David Fajgenbaum, Kiah Williams | TED

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