Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman
Katy Bowman
Although the world is becoming mostly sedentary, our bodies still require a wide variety of daily movements in order to work well. Many of us struggle to get regular exercise, but even that can fall short of nourishing the body from head to toe. How can we move more—a lot more—when we have sore, stiff parts and overly busy lifestyles?
Join Katy Bowman M.S., biomechanist, author, and movement educator as she combines big-picture lessons on biomechanics, kinesiology, physiology, and natural human movement with simple and practical solutions and exercises to get all your body parts moving better. Katy’s lighthearted and funny approach helps us all put the movement back in our lives, and the joy back in our movement!
Join Katy Bowman M.S., biomechanist, author, and movement educator as she combines big-picture lessons on biomechanics, kinesiology, physiology, and natural human movement with simple and practical solutions and exercises to get all your body parts moving better. Katy’s lighthearted and funny approach helps us all put the movement back in our lives, and the joy back in our movement!
Episodes
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Dec 4, 2018 • 54min
Ep 116: Taking a Breath(er)
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Katy 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
Nov 20, 2018 • 1h 19min
Ep 115: Ancestral Actions with Arthur Haines
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Katy 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
Nov 6, 2018 • 1h 8min
Ep 114: Taking Action in the Garden with Rose Hayden-Smith
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Gardening 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
Oct 23, 2018 • 1h 6min
Ep 113: Long distance actions with Dami Roelse
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Lose 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
Oct 9, 2018 • 59min
Ep 112: Healthy Hips in Action with Jill Miller
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Katy Bowman and Jill Miller (The Roll Model®, Yoga Tune Up®) talk about hips and how to keep them healthy. Katy and Jill share tons of tips and moves for those with hip pain, and for those who want to keep their hips—and all their joints—strong and mobile. Some advice for pre- and post-operative hip replacement patients as well. Plus, Katy talks with Tyler Benner at Venn Design about his company’s products and philosophy, and how changing his body led to changing his mind, as well.
Sep 25, 2018 • 59min
Ep 111: Kids in Action with Angela Hanscom
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025It's not just adults who need to move their DNA, kids do too. Katy Bowman welcomes Timbernook's Angela Hanscom to the podcast to talk about what parents can do right now to help kids also have a movement-rich life—and why it matters to their development. Plus, Katy answers questions on massage and hair loss and growth, and Suzanne Solsona of MyMayu talks about why her company makes minimal boots for kids, why its expanding to making boots for adults, too—and what MyMayu means!
Sep 11, 2018 • 54min
Ep 110: Sleep Action with Shawn Stevenson
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Sleep expert Shawn Stevenson helps kick off a new season of Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman, delivering three great tips you can use to improve your sleep life. Katy offers three tips of her own for better sleep. And Tricia Salcido of Dynamic Collective member Soft Star Shoes shares a little of the minimal shoe company’s history and current mission.
Aug 28, 2018 • 30min
Ep 109: Alignment Matters: Words Matter
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Words Matter: In which Katy Bowman reads three more of the essays that appear in Alignment Matters— Science of Wellness, Immunity Boost, and Correcting Anatomy Misconceptions. Through these three essays, Katy examines why definitions matter—and how tough it is to communicate ideas with language instead of math, equations, and physical relativity. You’ll hear lots of updates in these essays of Katy’s current thinking about these matters, and you’ll find out that you have TMJ and carpal tunnel… and, spoiler alert, that the Adams’s Apple is… not an apple.
Aug 14, 2018 • 42min
Ep 108: Alignment Matters: Change Your Mind, Change Your Joints
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025Katy Bowman reads three more essays from her book Alignment Matters: Your Position in Life, Varus and Valgus, and Hidden Doubts, and riffs on the connections among them. Essentially, change your mind, and your body will follow. Plus, get a free audiobook when you sign up for a 30-day free trial with Audible—and find out what’s next for the Move Your DNA podcast.
Jul 31, 2018 • 35min
Ep 107: Alignment Matters: Movement Motivation
Dynamic Aging Retreat Oct 3-5 2025With three essays from her book Alignment Matters, Katy Bowman delivers some movement motivation that’s as close as the floor, as thrilling to reach for as a mountain top, and as incrementally awesome as a walk with a bunch of kids. Plus! Katy’s kids deliver a little motivation of their own, with some hiking tips for kids their age.
