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An Owner’s Manual for Your Body | Juliet and Kelly Starrett

Jun 12, 2023

Kelly and Juliet Starrett, co-authors of "Built to Move," share their expertise on improving mobility and body durability. They discuss the limitations of the fitness industry and emphasize the importance of simple habits like getting up off the ground unassisted. The couple advocates for daily walking, recommending a goal of 8,000 steps, and introduces tests to assess mobility. They also touch on the significance of nutrition, proper sleep, and breathing techniques to enhance vitality and well-being.

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Juliet Starrett

Kelly Starrett

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The Importance of Balance for Physical Movement and Aging

01:22

Nutrition recommendations for aging adults

01:51

The Benefits of Walking

00:34

How to Use Exercise Time to Metastasize in a Positive Way

01:59

Intro

4min

Journey Through Fitness: From Personal Passion to Public Health Concerns

6min

Unlocking Everyday Health

22min

The Transformative Power of Walking

5min

Embracing Daily Movement

11min

Exploring Balance Practices and Their Importance

2min

Nutrition, Sleep, and Breath: Keys to Vitality

17min

Practical Life Hacks for Better Living

3min

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From the way we sit while watching TV to the way we put on our shoes, our days are filled with opportunities to improve our mobility–without getting all sweaty. That’s according to today’s guests, who are here to teach us about some simple ways to keep our bodies durable for as long as possible.

Kelly and Juliet Starrett are the authors of the new book Built to Move: The 10 Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully. Their book covers 10 tests you can do to assess your mobility “vital signs” and 10 practices you can do to improve those vital signs and make your body work better.

In this episode we talk about:

What the Starrett's see as the shortcomings of “the fitness industrial complex”
What mobility is, and why working on it is different from working out
Why you should practice getting up off the ground without help
The importance of your hip range of motion
Why the Starrett's recommend a minimum of 8,000 steps per day, not 10,000
The ‘Old Man Balance Test’
The ‘SOLEC test’
The Starretts’ recommendations on nutrition, sleep, and breathing

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/juliet-and-kelly-starrett-611

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