3084: How to Be Healthy If You Sit for Most of the Day at a Computer or Office Job

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3084: Dr. Neil addresses the health risks of prolonged sitting and offers simple, actionable strategies to improve posture, reduce strain, and stay active throughout the workday. With expert tips on ergonomics, desk stretches, and strength training, this Q&A helps busy professionals stay aligned, literally and figuratively, with their health goals. Quotes to ponder: "The purpose of business is to produce happiness, not to pile up money." "When you're seated comfortably, your eyes should be in line with a point on the screen about two to three inches below the top of the monitor casing." "To be sure you're getting those breaks in, one of the easiest things you can do and do right now is put a reminder in your phone or on your calendar at work." Episode references: Universal Studios Hollywood: https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com Bastyr University California: https://bastyr.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	It's another Q&A edition of Optimal Health Daily, and I'm Dr. Neil Malick. Hey there, a very happy
0:36.5	Friday to you.
0:37.6	Welcome to another Q&A edition of Optimal Health Daily,
0:40.8	where I answer your health questions
0:42.3	related to fitness, diet and nutrition, and lots more.
0:46.0	You send me the questions, and I answer them for you.
0:49.2	Let's hear today's question as we optimize your life.
0:56.3	I am a moderately active female.
1:00.2	I run, swim, I do strength and interval training.
1:04.0	I could probably improve my stretching routine, but I also try to eat a balanced overall
1:09.0	diet and tend to focus on nutrition. However, I work in a position
1:14.4	that requires me to sit most of the day. Some of that is at a desktop typing on a computer.
1:21.4	I'm wondering if you have any advice regarding combating this perpetual sitting and the posture
1:27.4	that results from that. I've heard that
1:30.4	standing once every hour and taking a walk is good. I try to do that, but are there any specific
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