Work Doesn’t Have to Be at Odds with Health
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This talk explains how software developers and other sedentary tech workers can reduce the negative health effects of long computer hours by improving mobility and lifestyle habits. Juanje Ojeda draws on his background as a software engineer and later as an exercise scientist and personal trainer to present science-based practical strategies (mobility, pain management, and daily routines) and points to his methods from blog articles and two short books as tools to stay healthy while maintaining a tech career.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Welcome
- 6:50What real sedentarism is
- 15:55How the body adapts
- 24:44Age isn’t the issue
- 30:28Three key steps
- 37:11Small habits that add up
- 38:58Closing
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