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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Fitness Industry Shortcomings
The fitness industry has failed to translate high-performance principles into everyday life.
This failure is evident in worsening health metrics across the population.
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Integrating Fitness into Daily Life
Integrate fitness into daily life, rather than treating it as a separate, one-hour activity.
Find opportunities to improve mobility throughout the day, without needing formal exercise.
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Dan's Sit-and-Rise Experience
Dan Harris tried the sit-and-rise test and was able to get up, but with some momentum.
This test assesses hip range of motion and is surprisingly challenging for many adults.
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In *Deep Nutrition*, Dr. Catherine Shanahan examines diets from around the world, such as the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and 'Blue Zone' diets, to identify four common nutritional habits that have been developed over millennia. These habits—fresh food, fermented and sprouted foods, meat cooked on the bone, and organ meats—form the basis of what Dr. Shanahan calls 'The Human Diet.' The book explains how these traditional foods can improve mood, eliminate cravings, boost fertility, sharpen cognition, eliminate allergies and diseases, build stronger bones and joints, and improve skin health. It also delves into the connection between diet and gene health, showing how food can alter DNA and affect future generations.
Becoming a Supple Leopard
The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance
Glen Cordoza
Kelly Starrett
In 'Becoming a Supple Leopard', Dr. Kelly Starrett shares his revolutionary approach to mobility and maintenance of the human body. The book teaches readers how to hack their own movement to live a healthier, more fulfilling life. It includes step-by-step instructions on performing basic maintenance on the body, organizing the spine and joints in optimal positions, restoring normal function to joints and tissues, and accelerating recovery after training sessions. The book also covers how to properly perform strength and conditioning movements, identify and correct inefficient movement patterns, and prevent and rehabilitate common athletic injuries. This updated edition includes more than 80 pages of new content and has been thoroughly revised for easier use.
Built to Move
Kelly Starrett & Juliet Starrett
Kelly Starrett
Kelly Starrett's "Built to Move" is a comprehensive guide to improving movement and mobility. It emphasizes the importance of proper movement patterns and addresses common movement limitations. The book provides practical exercises and strategies for improving posture, flexibility, and overall physical function. Starrett's focus on functional movement and injury prevention makes it a valuable resource for athletes and individuals alike. The book's clear explanations and practical approach have made it a popular resource for those seeking to improve their movement quality and prevent injuries.
Deskbound
Kelly Starrett
In 'Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World', Dr. Kelly Starrett provides strategies to reduce sitting time and transform your workspace into an active environment. The book offers solutions to eradicate back, neck, and shoulder pain, mitigate carpal tunnel syndrome, and improve overall mobility through 14 mobility templates. It is designed to help individuals maximize performance, lose weight, or simply live pain-free.
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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
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