Dr Rangan ChatterjeeHarvard Neuroscientist: "If You Sit Like THIS, Watch Out! – It Destroys Your Body" | Dan Lieberman
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- September 22, 2025
- Duration
- 2h 10m
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- Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
hostMedical doctor, author, and host of the Dr Rangan Chatterjee podcast focused on health and lifestyle.
Dan Lieberman
guestHarvard professor of human evolutionary biology known for research on human movement, exercise, and barefoot/minimalist footwear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, featuring Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dan Lieberman, Harvard Neuroscientist: "If You Sit Like THIS, Watch Out! – It Destroys Your Body" | Dan Lieberman explores sitting isn’t the enemy—modern chairs, inactivity, and mismatches are Lieberman argues that sitting is normal across humans and animals, but modern chair-sitting is uniquely harmful because it is prolonged, uninterrupted, and overly supported, reducing muscle activation and metabolic benefits.
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