Have you thought about the effects sitting for long periods of time has on your health? Join Amy and Dr. Stefan Zavalin in this episode as they chat about the importance of movement during your working day to combat health issues in later life.

Dr. Stefan Zavalin is a movement mentor and enthusiast driven to change desk work culture. The Founder of Love to Move, Dr. Stefan mentors organizations on adapting company culture to improve productivity and health. The dream: evolve the current desk work model so people no longer have to choose between work and health. Stefan aims to make virtual services accessible to all to help this cultural shift. In his free time, he likes to write songs on piano and guitar, critique a good cup of coffee, and play board games with his wife and friends.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How sitting less can help you feel more productive in life
• How your total number of sitting hours equates to the same effects as smoking cigarettes
• The crucial piece that ergonomics teams are missing in supporting employees
• Actionable tips to help you sit less in the workplace

Quote from the show - ''If you have a job that requires you to have good creative and/or decision making skills, you need to be able to get up and move. When you sit for more than 30 minutes, at about that 30 minute mark, you have less blood flowing to your brain, This means you're not able to make as many good decisions. At about the one to two hour mark, we increase the amount of errors that we make in creative tasks by 50%.''. - Dr. Stefan Zavalin

About the host:

Amy Lynn Durham is the Founder of the executive coaching firm Create Magic At Work.

Amy has spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. Amy designed Create Magic At Work™ to bring a variety of services and strategies to aid in supporting healthy leaders & workplaces through:

• Private Executive Coaching
• Speaking Internationally about Ways to Support & Create Healthy Workplace Cultures
• Experiential Workshops & Products

Connect with Amy: LinkedIn , Website, Purchase her book, Create Magic at Work

Connect with Dr. Stefan Zavalin: Ted Talk, Instagram, LinkedIn, You Tube