The MOVEMENT Movement

Are You Breathing Wrong? Breathe Better with Patrick McKeown – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 159 with Patrick McKeown Patrick McKeown is an international breathing expert and author based in Galway, Ireland. Since 2002, he has worked with thousands of clients, including elite military special forces (SWAT) Olympic coaches and athletes. Atomic Focus (2021) and The Breathing Cure (2021) are Patrick's latest books. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Patrick McKeown about the proper way to breathe. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How it's very common for people to have poor breathing habits. - Why mouth breathing and upper chest breathing affects your focus. - How breathing correctly provides stabilization for the spine. - How poor breathing patterns lead to a myriad of different health issues. - Why breathing correctly can help people move more effectively. Connect with Patrick: Guest Contact Info Twitter@OxygenAdvantage Instagram@oxygenadvantage Facebookfacebook.com/theoxygenadvantage LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/mckeownpatrick Links Mentioned:oxygenadvantage.com Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

Survivor Winner Mike Gabler Tells All – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 158 with Michael Gabler Michael Gabler, also known by just his surname Gabler, is an American heart valve specialist and television personality known for competing on and winning the 43rd season of the American reality TV competition series Survivor. After being named the winner, Gabler declared that he would donate "100%" of the million-dollar prize to charities supporting veterans. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Michael Gabler about what happened behind the scenes on Survivor. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How Michael is the second oldest competitor to win Survivor. - Why your frame of reference changes dramatically after a traumatic event. - How Survivor has come a long was as a reality show. - How Mike was the first person in Survivor history to donate all his winnings to charity. - How it's never too late to try to achieve a goal on your bucket list. Connect with Mike: Guest Contact Info Twitter@Gabler1Mike Instagram@gablermike Links Mentioned:xeroshoes.com/sharktank Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

It's Not What You Eat. It's What You Absorb – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 157 with Oliver Wood Oliver Wood got started in the business world after 7 years as an independent personal trainer. As he started online, he rapidly built a company to over 15 staff in his mid-20s, helping thousands of clients upgrade their body, energy, and productivity through a 4- step system he has agreed to share with us. His unique perspective of both running a multi 7 figure company and understanding the behavioral nuances of what truly makes health habits stick after working with thousands of clients, has allowed him to create his own category in the health market of working with busy professionals that I want to share with you today. His ability to take complicated topics and simplify them down into actionable steps you can integrate into your busy lifestyle is what makes him a world class coach. Olly has committed the last decade of his life to the development of his Body Reset program alongside world-class coaches that has now impacted 1000s of clients from around the world. Olly is a health expert with a deep background in business and health coaching with a deep background in gut health, biomechanics, leadership, mindfulness, and nutrition. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Oliver Wood about how it's not about what you eat but what you absorb. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How being on a diet doesn't allow your body to perform at its optimum level. - Why only looking at your intake of food and your output of exercise isn't enough. - How stress is not level it's a threshold and why that's important. - Why you should look at how stress impacts you both mentally and physically. - How it's important to pay attention to how your feels and what changes you've made. Connect with Oliver: Guest Contact Info Instagram@ollywoodnz Links Mentioned: Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

Do Shoes Alter Reality? – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 156 with Cody Koontz Cody Koontz sells shoes and talks about running at RunnersWorld Tulsa. He is a certified personal trainer by the American College of Sports Medicine. He loves helping people meet their goals and overcome their limitations through exercise. Cody believes that deeper understanding and improved perception of movement are the best foundation for fitness. He is also a licensed physical therapist assistant and uses his rehabilitative background to help clients avoid injury and "bridge the gap" between physical therapy and their desired activities. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Cody Koontz about how shoes alter your reality. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How traditional footwear causes people to disassociate from their bodies. - Why it's important to be able to feel the ground when you're walking. - How your Achilles can't work as a spring if you wear shoes with large soles. - Why blocking your foot positions causes your knees to move in ways they shouldn't. - How having less support on your foot allows your knee to do what it's meant to. Connect with Cody: Guest Contact Info Instagram@okaycodyk Facebookfacebook.com/cody.koontz.12 LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/cody-koontz-021755143 Links Mentioned:codykfitness.com Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

How Bigger Bodies Can Go Barefoot – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 155 with Charlotte Young Bowens Charlotte Young Bowens is the founder of Conscious Gear, an emerging outdoor brand committed to celebrating body diversity in the outdoors with outerwear and outdoor gear designed by and for bigger-bodied outdoor enthusiasts. Charlotte started the business after a health scare where she learned she had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, borderline diabetic and was morbidly obese. She knew things had to change. What started out as 2 minutes at a 2-mph on a treadmill, evolved into crossing the finish line of her first 50-mile ultramarathon a mere 16 months later. Charlotte believes the outdoors belongs to everyBODY. Conscious Gear will ensure that bigger-bodied outdoor enthusiasts have adequate gear and activewear to explore outdoor activities of their own choosing. Bigger Bodies Matter. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Charlotte Young Bowens about how bigger bodies can go barefoot. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - Why you don't have to be a certain size to try minimalist shoes or barefoot running. - How going barefoot might cause some aches and pains at first, but ultimately, your body will adapt. - How traditional sports shoes are not designed with bigger bodies in mind and why that's problematic. - Why people with bigger bodies need to focus on goals for themselves, not society. - How our bodies are capable of doing amazing things if we try hard enough. Connect with Charlotte: Guest Contact Info Twitter@consciousgear Instagram@consciousgear1 Facebookfacebook.com/conscious.gear Links Mentioned:conscious-gear.com Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

Ninja Warrior Fitness Secrets – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 154 with Jessie Graff Jessica Lauren Graff is an American professional stunt performer and sports-focused television personality. She has had training in five other martial arts, holds a black sash in Kung Fu, and is a black belt in Taekwondo. She is a champion gymnast, a pole vaulter, and a professional stunt performer. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Jessie Graff about Ninja Warrior fitness secrets. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How becoming more scientific about your training allows you to continue getting gains after years of training. - Why persistence and practice are key when you're trying to achieve any goal. - How Ninja Warriors must attack each exercise with the same amount of intensity. - Why it's important to engage the correct muscles to breathe properly. - How being the hardest worker might actually be preventing you from succeeding. Connect with Jessie Guest Contact Info Instagram@jessiegraffpwr Facebookfacebook.com/JESSIEgraffPWR Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

Do Minimalist – Barefoot Shoes Cause Achilles Problems – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 153 Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement where Steven rants about how Achilles problems are not caused by barefoot shoes. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How transitioning to barefoot shoes doesn't need to be done over time. - Why injuries happen because of traditional running shoes, not barefoot shoes. - How wearing a shoe with a heel makes it so your Achilles is not fully functioning. - Why your brain gets used to using muscles within a certain range of motion. - How many limitations in movement are caused by your brain getting used to an injury. Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes Right now if you visit https://xeroshoes.com/born-to-run/ you can get a signed copy of Born to Run 2 at a discount…Plus an immediate 10% a single pair of Xero Shoes if you order them at the same as Born to Run 2.

Are Cold Plunges Good for You (and More) – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 152 with Jordan Abecasis Desiring to be one of the global leaders in the rehabilitation sector, providing innovative and adaptive solutions to mobility constraints, Jordan Abecasis is the inventor of the ADAM brace. He earned his Master's of Science in Bio-Medical Engineering From Florida Atlantic University college of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He became a master physical fitness specialist with over 5,000 hours documented in nutrition, health and wellness, dynamic neuromuscular stabilization, and muscular development. He was awarded both Non-provisional and Design Patents for the Multifunctional Therapeutic Workout Enhancement Brace in December, 2018. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Jordan Abecasis about the benefits and the misconceptions of cold plunges. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How some people might constrict their movement because they are afraid of injury. - How people are getting out of casts quicker and getting into physical therapy sooner than ever before. - Why our feet are one of the most underutilized systems in modern technology. - How using an ice bath as a form of recovery and muscle growth will blunt your effects dramatically. - How both and cold water is beneficial for the body and overall long-term longevity and health. Connect with Jordan: Guest Contact Info Instagram@adamrehabilitation Facebookfacebook.com/ADAMRehabilitation Links Mentioned:adamrehabilitation.com Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

What Dancers Can Teach You About Healthy Feet – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 151 with Emily Kent Emily Milam Kent graduated Magna Cum Laude, earning a BSEd in Dance Education from the University of Georgia. She began working with Pilobolus in 1999 working first as a dancer and collaborator and then Teaching Artist. She has created original works for high school and university dance companies for Pilobolus and as an individual artist. She has set classic Pilobolus repertoire on high school and university students; she and her partner Matt Kent, were the first to have the process notated by a Laban Notator. During her career with Pilobolus she has created new programs to share the Pilobolus Method to people of all ages and abilities to people around the country: Pilobolus @ Play, the flagship touring education residency, Connecting with Balance, aprogressive program for the aging population, The Pilobolus Teaching Manual, to share our techniques with teachers. She spends her days teaching and training teachers to bring Pilobolus's ideals of collaboration and improvisation to young and old. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Emily Kent about what dancers can teach you about your feet. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How many dancers have been taught to move in certain ways, and how they can move away from that. - Why it's a good idea to tell people they are playing games in a dance class. - How movement and dance classes teach people how to have better balance. - How everyone at any age can benefit from taking a dance and why you shouldn't be afraid to. - How pointe shoes can really mess up your feet and how they aren't part of modern dance. Connect with Emily: Guest Contact Info Twitter@Pilobolus Instagram@pilobolus Facebookfacebook.com/PilobolusDance Links Mentioned:Pilobolus.org Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

Born to Run 2 Authors Share Secrets of Happy Running (and More) – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 150 with Chris McDougall and Eric Orton Trained as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, Christopher McDougall covered wars in Rwanda and Angola before writing his international bestseller, Born to Run. His fascination with the limits of human potential led him to his next book, Natural Born Heroes. McDougall also created the Outside magazine web series, "Art of the Hero." Eric Orton's experience with the Raramuri and his study of running, human performance, strength, and conditioning have led him to the cutting edge of the sport and made him a go-to for athletes everywhere. The author of Born to Run 2 and The Cool Impossible, Orton travels the World speaking on running and personally trains athletes from recreational runners to elite ultramarathoners. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Chris McDougall and Eric Orton about their book, Born to Run 2. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How Born to Run kicked off the barefoot running movement in 2009. - Why it's important for people to see others running who aren't fitness models. - How great athletes can use their athleticism to run long distances. - Why people should be having fun when they run ultra-marathons. - How Born to Run 2 is about so much more than just running. Connect with Chris and Eric: Guest Contact Info Twitter@BornToRunWorld Instagram@borntorun_world Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082984016320 Links Mentioned:borntorun.world Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes