What sitting all day does to your brain and body | Keith Diaz | Your Body on Tech
6/22/202646 min
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This is episode one of a seven-part series airing this week on TED Talks Daily, where author and podcaster Manoush Zomorodi — and the seven speakers she curated for TED2026 — explore how you can live a healthier life in our high-tech era.
Can a five-minute walk change how you feel all day? Exercise scientist Keith Diaz shows how your body is built for the kind of movement that modern life has quietly erased — and suggests something refreshingly doable: making time for small doses of movement sprinkled throughout the day, as a way to boost your brain and body. And stick around after his talk for a deep dive conversation with Manoush into the ideas he shared on stage and beyond.
To hear more from Manoush, listen to TED Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts. Check out her new book, Body Electric, to learn more about the hidden health costs of the digital age.
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First 90 secondsManoush Zomorodi· Host0:00
[curious music] You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day. Hello. No, I am not Elise Hu. I'm Manoush Zomorodi. I'm a journalist, an author, a two-time TED speaker, and you might recognize my voice because I host the TED Radio Hour podcast over on NPR. So why am I here? Well, this week, I am taking over from Elise to bring you something a little special, a series of episodes all about how you can live a healthier life in our high-tech era. Because in April, I had the honor of guest curating a session at the TED 2026 conference, and I packed it full of speakers whose work I have been obsessed with and who I think will make you think differently about your body, how you use your technology, and what is keeping us human in this digital age. So every day this week, we are bringing you one of these talks from my session, followed by a conversation with these incredible speakers to go deeper. Really, truly, they are amazing. Let's begin with a feeling, okay? That end of the day, so drained, can barely think, exhausted feeling that comes after spending hours on our devices. Physiologist Keith Diaz