Hridesh Jaiswal, Managing Director of Health Direct Nutriva, was among the featured speakers at Future Forward — A Full-Day Leadership Exchange, hosted by the CIO Association's Punjab Chapter on Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Ludhiana. He shared the stage with leaders including Shalu Popli (Extraordinary Life Hub), Jaspreet Singh (Grant Thornton Bharat LLP), Varundeep Kaur (President, CIO Association Punjab Chapter), and Gagandeep Singh Rehal (Concorde Financials), in a day built around leadership, networking, and transformative insights for the region's tech and business community.

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Hridesh's session, titled "From Desk to Fit: Staying Healthy When Work Never Stops," spoke directly to the CIO audience's daily reality — a room full of professionals whose schedules are packed with meetings and screen time.

Key points from the talk:

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• The everyday IT lifestyle — long desk hours, back-to-back meetings, coffee as a substitute for real meals, minimal movement, and constant mental load, all quietly compounding into fatigue and stress.

• The metabolic cost of sitting all day — calorie burning can drop sharply, insulin resistance rises, posture and spinal health suffer, and reduced blood flow to the brain hits focus and mood.

• Screen time and eye health — long screen exposure contributes to digital eye strain, dryness, and headaches. He walked through quick in-seat fixes: the 20-20-20 rule, palming, deliberate blinking, and eye rolling, alongside nutrition support for eye health (Vitamin A, Omega-3s, lutein and zeaxanthin, Vitamin C and E, and zinc).

• Rethinking the workday meal pattern — he broke down common habits that quietly backfire (skipping breakfast, carb-only meals, tea or coffee on an empty stomach, late dinners) and offered a simple, realistic meal structure professionals can actually stick to across breakfast, mid-meal, lunch, evening, and an early dinner.

• Desk stretches anyone can do — a set of simple shoulder, neck, and seated stretches designed to fit into a workday without needing a gym or a break from the desk.

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The session closed with an offer for personalized health plans tailored to work-life demands, positioning Health Direct Nutriva as a resource for corporate wellness beyond the one-day talk.