Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman

Online Course March 13th 2025 "Diastasis Recti and Beyond"
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In this episode: Squatting, Transitioning to Furniture-Free, & Inspiring Older Kids to Move Outside

Online Course March 13th 2025 "Diastasis Recti and Beyond"
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In this episode, Katy and Dr. Barbara L Reiss are talking about Myopia (the medical term for nearsightedness), which is being able to see up close but not far away. This is important because your muscles are not only for moving, but they are also creating physiological states in the body - which includes your eyesight.

Online Course March 13th 2025 "Diastasis Recti and Beyond"
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Katy’s Virtual Studio

This is a special episode with two features and several guests!

In the first feature, biomechanist Katy Bowman is joined by psychologists Dr Diana Hill and Dr Kelly McGonigal. Katy and Diana have co-written a new book I know I should Exercise But... 44 Reasons We Don’t Move and How to Get Over Them and they came together with Kelly, author of the The Joy of Movement, to talk about personal obstacles to movement, movement frameworks & vocabulary and how to find your ‘movement genius’.

In our second feature Katy welcomes author and masters athlete Brad Kearns, to talk about the minimalist five-toed shoe company Peluva, one of our podcast sponsors. Brad shares the early history of the company and how you go about making a minimalist shoe. Katy and Brad discuss the niche that Peluva fills in the minimal shoe market and Brad shares his favourite customer success stories.

Books & Articles Mentioned

I Know I Should Exercise But...44 Reasons We Don’t Move and How to Get Over Them by Diana Hill & Katy Bowman

The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal

Born to Walk by Mark Sisson with Brad Kearns

Made Possible by Our Dynamic Collective of Wonderful Sponsors

Peluva Five-toe minimalist sports shoes ideal for higher impact activities, Wildling, minimal footwear for toddlers, kids and adults made from natural materials; Venn Design: beautiful floor cushions and ball seats that keep you moving at home or at the office; Movemate; dynamic active standing boards that invite movement and play into your workday, without disrupting your workflow; Smart Playrooms, design and products to keep you and your kids engaged and active at home; and Correct Toes, soft silicone toe spacers that can be worn barefoot or in shoes;

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Online Course March 13th 2025 "Diastasis Recti and Beyond"
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Biomechanist Katy Bowman talks to biologist Jeannette Loram about a recent New York Times article “ Why Sitting All Day May Shorten Your Life”. Katy was a source for this article and she talks with Jeannette about the journalistic process, and why the short-form might be letting us down.

Katy and Jeannette talk about the benefits of sitting as well as the risks associated with uninterrupted hours in a chair. They discuss sitting as a two-part issue; first the inactivity and second the fixed body geometry. Katy and Jeannette discuss recent research showing that long hours of sitting are associated with a more rapid rate of cellular aging and how many experiences we put down to aging: muscle and bone loss, low energy levels and low back pain are really influenced by how much we sit.

Katy and Jeannette critique the recommendation to offset hours in a chair by increasing exercise time, noting that this is not really how biology works. Katy suggests that this approach is a bit like flossing your teeth diligently while not brushing them.

SPONSORS: THE DYNAMIC COLLECTIVE

This episode of The Move Your DNA podcast is brought to you by The Dynamic Collective, a group of six companies that create products and services helping you to move more. The Dynamic Collective is:
- Peluva: reimagining minimalist footwear

Movemate: Dynamic active standing board

Smart Playrooms: design and products for active living indoors

Correct Toes: anatomic silicone toe spacers

WIldling: minimal footwear made with natural and sustainable materials

Venn Design: Functional furniture for a balanced life - sit still less and move more

Online Course March 13th 2025 "Diastasis Recti and Beyond"
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We're used to thinking we need to exercise off our food, but what if we thought differently -- that food was where movement comes from? Did you know you can grow your own movement? Are COVID gardens a thing?

Katy Bowman talks with Victory Garden historian Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith about the rising gardening movement and how these times compare and contrast with WW1 and 2-era gardening, as well as offers ways to cross-train in the garden!

Find episode transcript and links under PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS at NutritiousMovement.com.