Michele Rogers on Barefoot Training, The Role of the Foot/Ankle in Corrective Exercise & the Kinetic Chain, and More!

In this week's episodes of the Brawn Body Podcast, Dan is joined by Michele Rogers (@michele_g_rogers_fitness) to discuss her lifestyle and training approach, barefoot training, corrective exercise, and more! In today's episode, Michele and Dan discuss barefoot exercise and the role of barefoot training for multiple goals and populations (endurance athletes, strength athletes, etc). The two then discuss the role of the foot and ankle in overall functional movement, the importance in corrective exercise and the impact dysfunction at this region can have up the kinetic chain, in addition to the best interventions to correct this (such as the short foot exercise).  Michele G Rogers, MA, NFPT-CPT has been a fitness professional for over 18 years, a barefoot training specialist for nine years, and the blog editor for the National Federation of Professional Trainers for three years. A master’s degree in Health Psychology prepared her to tackle motivation issues surrounding health behaviors. Fitness became her first love and only sport from age 4, inspired by Jane Fonda’s videos. She bought her first set of dumbbells at age 12 and started hitting the gym at 16. A chronic back pain sufferer for decades further aggravated after becoming a mom of two, prompts her training approach to emphasize corrective exercise and progressive programming. Her professional mission has been to raise body awareness and improve muscle imbalances to help clients reduce pain. Michele and her family are settled in the suburbs of Richmond, VA. When not "fitnessing", she enjoys gardening and appreciating wine. @michele_g_rogers_fitness on IG. Dan and Michele have worked together in the past - check out some of their blogs here! https://www.nfpt.com/blog/immune-biohacks  https://www.nfpt.com/blog/improve-dorsiflexion-by-strengthening-this-muscle Please leave a review on iTunes & share this episode with a friend! To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing, be sure to follow @brawnbody on social media and subscribe to the podcast! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!). You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! Intro Music: from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/cant-stop-chasing-you  License code: GTQQOJMBXDJCZIQO