Ep048 - The science behind sitting less and moving more at work with Dr Stefan Zavalin, International TEDx speaker

<p>Sit less. Move more.</p> <p>Over the years, it has become obvious that majority of workers seen in clinics suffer from chronic factors due to reduced movement, improper stress management, and limited exposure to natural environments. This leads to pain, immunosuppression, and reduced happiness.</p> <p>With the mix of hybrid working continuing globally, we're super excited to connect with Dr Stefan Zavalin from Tennessee, USA. Dr Zavalin is the most passionate person we've ever met on the topic of how to simply sit less and move more.</p> <p>In this episode of the Well Workplaces podcast, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombosna/">Tom </a>chats with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-zavalin-365b6960/">Dr Stefan Zavalin</a>, International TEDx speaker and CEO of <a href="https://www.stefanzavalin.com/" target="_blank">Love to move</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Dr Zavalin is a passionate speaker and shares the following on the podcast:</p> <ul> <li>His journey of completing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy while becoming legally blind.</li> <li>He shares some of the common presentations he would see while working in private practice as a physical therapist in the US</li> <li>We discuss how our work culture and environment affects our physiology and why exercise does not fix all of it. This is a really excellent discussion and everyone needs to know this!</li> <li>He shares why cultural changes around movement at work are more important than changing the physical environment or buying away the problem.</li> <li>Dr Stefan shares some wonderful tips and actionable steps to alternating the amount of sitting time at work</li> </ul> <p>To view Dr Stefan Zavalin's TEDx check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbaau4DQoWA" target="_blank">here</a>, It is a must watch video!</p> <p>To check out the live discussion of this podcast check us out on <a href="https://youtu.be/sh8kb2V_ECY">youtube</a></p> <p>~</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/well-workplaces/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true">Abo