On today’s show, biomechanist and author, Katy Bowman talks about a movement on the minds of many folks, and that is breathing. If you haven’t listened to Episode 121: Move Your Breathing Parts Better, or if you haven’t read the article by the same name, you can start with that first. This episode teases out this main idea: Breathing is the most important movement, but the movement of your whole body is what sets the potential for your breathing movement.As always, you can find the transcript and supporting links under PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS at NutritiousMovement.com. -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

In this episode of Move Your DNA, biomechanist and author Katy Bowman starts off with a lesson on breathing mechanics. Then she walks you through some exercises that you can do as you listen.If you like what you hear and would like to see photos and videos of everything she describes, you can find them linked in the transcript for this podcast, and in the original post on the blog at NutritiousMovement.comTo help you keep moving, Nutritious Movement has dropped the price of their Virtual Studio Membership to just $9/month for three months. Find out more at https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/virtual-studio-membership/ -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

In this episode of the Move Your DNA podcast, Katy Bowman reads through her recent blog post, How & Why I Walked 440 Miles for My 44th Birthday. She invites you to grab your walking shoes and follow along! -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

Get ready for a deep dive on scientific studies and how to read and understand them. This episode of Move Your DNA will accompany you through a five-mile walk at a 3mph pace, and along the way, you’ll hear biomechanist and author Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram offer their perspective on a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports and its coverage. You know the one—the Washington Post headlined its story: “Horns are growing on young people’s skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.” They also delve into definitions of evolution and adaption--concepts anyone interested in movement, natural movement, and body shapes will find beneficial to understand. -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

In this special edition of the Move Your DNA podcast, Katy Bowman writes a Dear John letter to social media—and revisits her past social media breaks, with lots of advice for your own time-out, if you’re planning one. -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

In her annual end-of-year “how did we move” podcast Katy Bowman hosts myriad guests to share their stories as a way to celebrates more than three million downloads of Move Your DNA. We’re talking health goals at this party—what were they in 2018, how well did you meet your goals, what did you learn, and what do you want to take forward into 2019. Special guests at this party include some Move Your DNA listeners, along with Dani Hemmat and Stephanie Domet. Plus, Katy has a little more information for you on the next phase for the Move Your DNA podcast. -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

Katy Bowman answers every question she’s ever received on how to breathe. Plus, she issues an invitation to a PODCAST PARTY—one that’s focused on health and movement, and that celebrates THREE MILLION DOWNLOADS! Plus, Pack Matthews of Soul Seat drops by to talk about how he came to develop his transitional seating product, and what difference it’s making to kids in schools who are trying it out. And, an important update on how Move Your DNA will move into 2019 and beyond.Learn more about Soul Seat: https://mysoulseat.com -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

Katy and Arthur Haines talk about re-wilding, and ancestral actions that have largely fallen by the wayside in a sedentary culture, with tips you can use right now to revive some for your health and fitness. Plus, Katy answers a listener question on her cold plunge practice. And Eva Nemcik of Happy Feet blows Katy’s mind with an alternative use for her alignment socks.Katy’s Instagram for a rockin’ advent: https://www.instagram.com/nutritiousmovement/Find Arthur Haines: www.arthurhaines.comhttps://www.facebook.com/arthur.haines.5https://www.instagram.com/wilderwaterscommunity Find Happy Feet: https://www.my-happyfeet.com -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

Gardening is more than just a fun pastime. In this episode, Katy Bowman and Rose Hayden-Smith talk about historical victory gardens circa World War II and what they still have to teach us. Rose provides three tips to those who want to start gardening right now, and Katy supplements with three movement-based tips to help you on your way. Turns out the garden is the perfect place to put your movement rich lifestyle to the test. If you loved Movement Matters, you’ll love this episode—and if you love this episode and haven’t read Movement Matters yet, you’ll totally want to! Plus, Katy answers a question on how to carry a bag, and Terral Fox of Unshoes drops by to talk about how his minimal footwear company came to be, why growth too soon almost took it down, and how Unshoes emerged from that stronger than ever. #varyyourcarry https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/varyyourcarry/Carrying a bag on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BLeG86SBQnT/On bending well using your hips: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/forward-bend-modified/Rose Hayden-Smith: www.ucfoodobserver.comFacebook and Twitter @ucfoodobserverYou can find Rose’s book "Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs During World War I" at your local library. If it's a keeper for you, buy a copy from McFarland (publisher) or on Amazon.Unshoes: http://www.unshoesusa.com  -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information. 

Lose Your Age on the Trail author Dami Roelse drops by to talk long distance walking and how to prepare for it. Katy reminds listeners that long distance is a relative term—three miles might be your version of long distance right now, and that’s okay. Walkers seasoned and brand new will find lots of tips for moving well. Plus, Katy answers a listener question on back bends, and whether they’re likely found in nature. Plus, Mike Dally from Earth Runners drops by to talk about how he started his minimal shoe company, and what drives him over the long haul.Dami Roelse’s website http://transformation-travel.comFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/walkingwomen50plus/Twitter: @dami97520EarthRunners.com IG: @earthrunnersKaty’s events: https://nutritiousmovement.pike13.com/categories/64332   -- Nutritious Movement Improvement (NMI) is on sale! 25% off through Jan 25th 2025. Click here for more information.