Podcasts by Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman

Ep 151: How to Improve Your Grip Strength (and why it matters) from 2023-10-25T02:00

Biomechanist Katy Bowman and her occasional co-host, Dani Alexander (an occupational therapist), explore the importance of grip strength for people of all ages. They discuss therapeutic interven...

Ep 150: How I Feel About Minimal Shoes After My Foot Injury from 2023-10-11T14:53:56

Biomechanist, Katy Bowman and her husband Michael discuss foot injuries as a natural part of life. Sharing their own experiences, they emphasize the need for adjustments in movement patterns and...

Ep 149: Headphone Dents: What it Takes to Reshape a Skull from 2023-07-26T02:00

In this episode, Katy is talking about technology. Specifically where technology meets your head. No, not how technology affects mental health or how you think, but how it could be affecting the...

EP 148: Making Movement Meaningful with Kelly and Juliet Starrett from 2023-06-28T02:00

Katy Bowman talks with Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett about their paths to becoming leaders in physical health to share their ideas on how to make movement more joyful and relevant to you, t...

EP 147: Face Exercise - Why To&How To from 2023-05-31T02:00

Katy reveals another group of very important muscles that probably are not on your list of body parts which need movement - the muscles in your face. Just like any other parts of your body, when...

Ep 146: A Different Take On Getting Your Body Vacation-Ready from 2023-05-03T02:00

There is an old (and hopefully becoming obsolete) idea that getting your body “vacation ready” means you need to exercise ahead of time to get your body looking "fit" so you can enjoy your vacat...

Ep 145: Breath is a Whole-Body Activity (with Jill Miller) from 2023-04-05T02:00

It will surprise nobody that Katy spends a lot of time considering the mechanics of breathing movement—the way the levers and pulleys work throughout your breathing anatomy—to facilitate breath....

Ep 144: Eleven Feel-Good Reasons For An 11-Minute Walk from 2023-03-15T02:00

In this episode, Katy explores the way all the “move more” messages we hear and read are framed and how they could be a lot more helpful and effective. It turns out that simply telling people to...

Ep 143: Movement and the Rise of Myopia from 2023-02-08T02:00

In this episode, Katy and Dr. Barbara L Reiss are talking about Myopia (the medical term for nearsightedness), which is being able to see up close but not far away. This is important because you...

Ep 142: Why Do You Want To Move More? from 2023-01-18T02:00

At the very beginning of this year, Katy wrote an article: Focus Your Movement Resolution. She did that because she thinks a lot of people gravitate toward resolutions at the beginning of the Gr...

Ep 141: How Did You Move in 2022? from 2022-12-28T02:00

2022 is nearly over and we will soon be moving on to 2023! This means it is time for Katy to do her "annual" end-of-the-year health recap with special guest co-host Dani Hemmat. The two of them ...

Ep 140: CELEBRATE! 11 Steps to Cozy, Joyful&Dynamic Holidays from 2022-11-18T08:01:32

For the next few months, many of us will be gathering with friends and family, sitting cozied up around a fireplace or a TV. And while there is nothing wrong with getting cozy, we already spend ...

Ep 139: A Podiatrist Transitions Footwear from Cure to Cause from 2022-09-07T02:00

In this episode, Katy is talking foot pain and minimal shoes with podiatrist Dr. Ray McClanahan. Dr. Ray attended Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine and completed a two-year podiatric, s...

Ep 138: Back-to-School Movement from 2022-08-17T02:00

Kids are dynamic learning machines, but they have been placed in an ever-increasing sedentary educational environment. In this episode, Katy shares the small adjustments--to clothing, backpacks,...

Ep 137: An Introduction to Movement Beyond Exercise from 2022-08-03T02:00

If you have been listening to and following Katy's work for a while now and want to share what you have learned with the ones you love, this is the podcast episode for you. Big picture of moveme...

Ep 136: Walking Black Heritage Trails with Ken Johnston from 2022-07-20T02:00

Since that first walk in 2017, Ken continues to balance a daytime desk job with his on-foot passion: experiencing, illuminating, and preserving the numerous Black Heritage Trails in the USA so o...

Ep 135: Sleep MOVEZzzzz from 2022-07-06T02:00

Katy and a special guest (her husband) outline some furniture-free lifestyle steps to transitioning your body to less supportive sleep surfaces and also how to get more sleeping movements withou...

Ep 134: Are You a Healthy Deviant? from 2022-06-22T02:00

The definition of health is tricky but hopefully can agree on many elements of what it looks and feels like. On that note, in this episode, Katy and Pilar talk about why health is becoming more ...

Ep 133: How to Get Your People to Move More from 2022-06-08T02:00

Diana Hill, Ph.D. is a modern psychologist, mother, and co-author of ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is the host of the podcast show You...

Ep 132: How Movement Fits into Intentional Aging from 2022-05-25T02:00

For some context, this was how Katy's talk was written up by the presenters at the library: Biomechanist, author, and movement expert, Katy Bowman, M.S., will provide an engaging and interactive...

Ep 131: The Authors of Dynamic Aging, 5 Years Later from 2022-05-11T02:00

Most of what we want to do in life uses our body as a tool, and many don’t realize how to maintain the tool of our physicality. But it’s possible, by investing a little time, to maintain your bo...

Ep 130: It's Both What You Walk IN And What You Walk ON from 2022-04-27T02:00

In this episode, Katy shares an old blog post from her first long trail walk in minimalist shoes (back in 2008) as an examp...

Ep 129: 10 Ways to Get Kids Walking More, from Toddlers to Tweens from 2022-04-13T02:00

Katy is sharing a portion of this live talk that she recorded on Orcas Island so more of you could benefit from straightforward and joyful tips to get kids on the move. Many of these tips were m...

Ep 128: Sedentary Culture/Active Nature from 2022-03-30T02:00

Right now, “sedentary culture” is part of the broader and overarching culture. But subcultures—including our individual culture—can also be sedentary. These sedentary subcultures end up reinforc...

Ep 127: Thoughts on Walking While Walking with Friends from 2022-03-16T02:00

Katy loves walking in groups. Both small and large groups, because she gets to know people. There are very few interruptions during a long walk and fewer transitions. You’re on a walk, all day, ...

Bonus: State of the Kate-y from 2022-02-28T02:00

OVERVIEW
00:03:10 - Grow Wild, Podcast guest staring 
00:04:40 - Exercise Advent and more
00:05:40  - Three Ways to Move Your DNA 
00:10:50 - What’s Ahead on the Podcast front

Ep 126: A Different Kind of Activity Tracker from 2021-06-23T00:30

There are activity trackers that measure your steps, mileage, or jolts of your entire body, but is this good enough?

Biomechanist Katy Bowman weighs in on a new non-digital, non-analog act...

Episode 125: Grow Wild from 2021-02-23T08:30

In this show, biomechanist and author, Katy Bowman introduces her new book on kid and family movement, Grow Wild, with some publishing industry dialogue on what makes a coffee table boo...

Ep 125: Introducing Grow Wild from 2021-02-23T00:30

In this show, biomechanist and author, Katy Bowman introduces her new book on kid and family movement, Grow Wild, with some publishing industry dialogue on what makes a coffee table boo...

Ep 124: Your Questions About Walking from 2020-10-26T00:30

We received so many questions during “Gait Week” on our social media channels, Katy decided to answer a bunch of them in one show.

This program covers a lot—heel strike and hip strength, f...

Ep 123: Gardening Movement from 2020-05-26T00:30

We're used to thinking we need to exercise off our food, but what if we thought differently -- that food was where movement comes from? Did you know you can grow your own movement? Are COVID gar...

Ep 122: Breathing Shapes from 2020-04-15T00:30

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 ...

Ep 121: Move Your Breathing Parts Better from 2020-04-15T00:00

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. Listen

Ep 120: How (and Why) I Walked 440 Miles for My 44th Birthday from 2020-03-10T00:30

In this episode of the Move Your DNA podcast, Katy Bowman reads through her recent blog post, Listen

Ep 119: Taking Bone Mechanics by the Horns from 2019-07-23T00:30

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, ...

Ep 118: Social Media is Shaping Your Relationships from 2019-06-25T00:30

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, ...

Ep 117: How Did You Move in 2018? from 2018-12-18T00:30

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...

Ep 116: Taking a Breath(er) from 2018-12-04T00:30

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 M...

Ep 115: Ancestral Actions with Arthur Haines from 2018-11-20T00:30

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...

Ep 114: Taking Action in the Garden with Rose Hayden-Smith from 2018-11-06T00:30

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. 

Ep 113: Long distance actions with Dami Roelse from 2018-10-23T00:30

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 ...

Ep 112: Healthy Hips in Action with Jill Miller from 2018-10-09T00:30

Katy 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 w...

Ep 111: Kids in Action with Angela Hanscom from 2018-09-25T00:30

It'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...

Ep 110: Sleep Action with Shawn Stevenson from 2018-09-11T00:30

Sleep 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 ...

Ep 109: Alignment Matters: Words Matter from 2018-08-28T00:30

Words 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 thre...

Ep 108: Alignment Matters: Change Your Mind, Change Your Joints from 2018-08-14T00:30

Katy 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...

Ep 107: Alignment Matters: Movement Motivation from 2018-07-31T00:30

With 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 a...

Ep 106: Alignment Matters: Your Feet Through the Years from 2018-07-17T00:30

Katy reads three of her favorite essays from Alignment Matters on feet and foot health, and offers a State of the Minimal Shoe Union address, with lots of tips for transitioning well to minimal ...

Ep 105: Things That Swing from 2018-07-03T00:30

Find out what boobs, balls, and arms have in common. In the first of this special summer series, Katy Bowman reads three of her favorite essays from her book Alignment Matters, and note...

Ep 104: Death Moves from 2018-06-19T00:30

Katy Bowman and guests talk about the ways in which movement can be an intrinsic part of grieving, and how we could look at our experience of grief as grief in a sedentary culture. Don Morris ta...

Ep 103: The city moves you from 2018-06-05T00:30

We talk a lot about walkability on this podcast, but what does it really mean? And how does urban design and the built environment shape the way we move, or don’t? Katy Bowman talks walkability ...

Ep 102: Being on the land from 2018-05-22T00:30

Katy Bowman and Philip Brass, who is a member of the Peepeekisis First Nation in the Treaty Four Territory of Canada, discuss Indigenous food sovereignty, and how moving for food can be the spin...

Ep 101: Social Media is (STILL) Shaping Your Body from 2018-05-08T00:30

Hi friends. It’s me, Katy. I am ready for—in the process of, really—a social media prune. Many of you are picking up what I’m putting down on line and I wanted to talk to you about why and how I...

Ep 100: The Ultimate Movement Expert from 2018-04-24T00:30

Are you moving the way you want to be moving? In which areas of your body or life have you begun to move better, and in which areas do you still desire to move more? What changes can you make in...

Ep 99: Your Environment Moves You from 2018-04-10T00:30

Katy Bowman and Dr. Ihi Heke talk about movement and indigenous approaches to health, including Heke's Maori framework--that our relationship with where we’re born and where we live has implicat...

Ep 98: Walking the talk from 2018-03-27T00:30

Katy Bowman and Ben Pobjoy on how moving your body can also move your community. 

• @BenPobjoy on Instagram
• @DemocraticExercise on Instagram
• DemocraticExercise.com Listen

Ep 97: NATURE SCHOOL MOVES from 2018-03-13T00:30

Katy Bowman and two teachers from Olympic Nature Experience talk about how to get more nature—and more wonder—into your life.

Raven and Crow is from the Wilderbeats album “Live in Concert,...

Ep 96: Birth and the Shapeshifting Pelvis from 2018-02-27T00:30

Katy Bowman and Gail Tully on why a baby moving through a pelvis has almost nothing in common with a couch moving through a stairwell, a watermelon moving through a nostril, or a basketball movi...

Ep 95: The Maple Syrup Workout from 2018-02-13T00:30

Wild food forager Sam Thayer talks with Katy Bowman about how he began foraging out of necessity, but now his body craves the nutrition—and nutritious movement—he only gets from foraging. Plus, ...

Ep 94: WILDERNESS MOVES from 2018-01-30T00:30

Katy Bowman and Doniga Markegard, author of Dawn Again, talk wilderness, movement, and moving in and with nature.

• Katy’s Unshoes post on Listen

Ep 93: The expedition within each of us from 2018-01-16T00:30

Katy Bowman interviews Jason Lewis, author of The Expedition Trilogy, about his self- powered circumnavigation of the globe, and how each of us has our own expedition within us—an expedition mad...

Ep 92: REFLECT on 2017 before you RESOLVE in 2018. from 2018-01-02T00:30

It’s that time of the year again: Your Health and Movement Year-end Review! Join Katy and a special guest as they look back on their movement and health goals of 2017 and then look forward to ju...

Ep 91: Between the Lines 11 - You do know squat! from 2017-11-21T00:30

In which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet that honestly, she’s not surprised she had a felt advent calendar instead of one with chocolates. 

KB’s instagram: Listen

Ep 90: Between the Lines 10 - Movements matter...even the ones in public bathrooms from 2017-11-07T00:50

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the tenth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and conn...

Ep 89: Between the Lines 9 - Movement Matters so much, we’re devoting the next couple episodes to it! from 2017-10-24T00:30

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the ninth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and conn...

Ep 88: Between the Lines 8 - Calf Stretch from 2017-10-10T00:30

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the eighth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephanie Domet explore the deeper messages in and con...

Ep 87: Between the Lines 7 - Diastasis Recti…it’s for anyone who has a torso! from 2017-09-26T00:30

In which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why Diastasis Recti is the perfect title for this book, despite what some contest judges may think.

• Diastasis Recti:Listen

Ep 86: Between the Lines - Don’t Just Sit There…but don’t just stand there, either. from 2017-09-12T00:30

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet that the way we work now is probably killing us, and we might want to maybe move a little.

• Don’t Just Sit There: Listen

Ep 85: Between the Lines - It Starts With Feet from 2017-08-29T00:30

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why she’s written two books about feet, and why she could easily write a bunch more.

• Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief: Listen

Ep 84: Between the Lines - Stay Golden from 2017-08-15T00:30

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet about Dynamic Aging, the sassy septuagenarians with whom she wrote it, and why it’s really a book for anyone who has a body. Listen

Ep 83: Under Pressure from 2017-08-01T00:30

Calluses. Most of us have them, but do you really know why they are? Katy makes this mailbag a one-question-only show by peeling some research down to the layers that answer the question, giving...

Ep 82: Between the Lines, And That's What Move Your DNA is All About! from 2017-07-18T00:30

Stephanie Domet leads Katy Bowman into a deep discussion of Katy's book Move Your DNA.

Ep 81: Between the Lines - Alignment Matters, and so does Movement from 2017-07-04T00:30

Alignment Matters and Movement Matters, in which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why most of her readers lean either Alignment Matters or Movement Matters, what Nietzsche has to do with it, an...

Ep 80: Social Media is Shaping Your Body from 2017-06-27T00:30

Today is a bonus episode as Katy prepares to take a social media break. She will be talking to you about why and how to transition away from social media, even if you are, like her, someone whos...

Ep 79: Between the Lines, Part One from 2017-06-20T00:30

Stephanie Domet asks Katy Bowman why she writes books, why she writes so MANY books, and why she wants to spend some podcast time talking about them. Plus, a special lightning round word associa...

Ep 78: We Got Your Back from 2017-06-13T00:30

We set things straight in this episode, shouldering your back-related mailbag questions in an effort to help you understand how the state of your back is really shaped by every other body part a...

Ep 77: Breastfeeding Ecology, Part 2 from 2017-05-30T00:30

We’re going to take another step back, and look at breastfeeding from an ecological standpoint. Breastfeeding isn’t one single behavior, but a category of behaviors that is happening in the cont...

Ep 76: The Sleep Show from 2017-05-16T00:30

Sleep: we do it for a third of our lifetimes but it is still a mystery to many. In this special edition of our Movement Mailbag, Katy answers the questions that have been keeping you up at night...

Ep 75: A Social Media Break from 2017-05-02T00:30

Everyone needs breaks, especially from our devices and social media, but we don’t take them often enough for our health. In this episode, Katy discusses her upcoming extended social media break ...

Ep 74: Mailbag from 2017-04-19T09:34:51

It’s MAILBAG TIME! Your questions are answered by Katy and Dani in this episode. w00t!

Ep 73: Dynamic Aging from 2017-03-21T00:30

Katy Bowman’s latest book, while written with and for the older population in mind, is truly for every body at every age. This episode combines a one-on- one recording with Katy and Dani, and th...

Ep 72: Breastfeeding Ecology, Part 1 from 2017-02-21T00:30

Breastfeeding is often portrayed using images of serenity—a mother and baby, often reclining or relaxing inside the house, mother gazing lovingly at her baby. If we take a step back, we could lo...

Ep 71: Movement is Not Medicine from 2017-02-07T00:30

When we focus on the condition of our bodies, we tend to approach it with an exercise science mindset. What if we worried less about achieving the ideal range of motion of, say, the shoulder joi...

Ep 70: Alignment Matters, Still from 2017-01-24T00:30

After 9 years, Katy has put her eponymous blog, Katy Says, to bed. Katy shares why now, and what the blog has meant not only to her, but to so many of us. She also discusses why her book, Alignm...

Ep 69: Natural Movement and Variability from 2017-01-10T00:30

We are aiming for variety in our movement, in both frequency and kind. But what about the variability of location? Seasonal variability? Movement changes over the course of a day, a month, and a...

Ep 68: How Did You Move in 2016? from 2016-12-27T00:30

Description: 2016 is D-O- N-E and we’re moving on to 2017! So, how did you move in 2016? What steps did you take to improve your health and your life, and how will you create health in 2017? Get...

Ep 67 - A Nature Education from 2016-12-06T00:30

A nature education isn’t just about being in “school”, but about getting more nature into your life. Katy and Dani talk about ways to bring more nature into your current lifestyle and offer some...

Ep 66 - Importance of Movement in Uncertain Times from 2016-11-16T00:30

There is A LOT going on, and many of us feel overwhelmed We are entering a common stressful period—can you say “holiday season”?—compounded by the additional stress of politics and environmental...

Ep 65 - Transitioning to Floor Sitting from 2016-11-15T00:30

The Fonz wasn’t the only one who wanted you to “sit on it”: floor sitting comes with multiple benefits for your body and your environment. Want to learn how to get down there and stay down there...

Ep 64 - Movement Ecology: Live Audience Podcast Recording from 2016-11-01T00:30

Originally recorded in March 2016, this is a live audience podcast recorded at the Nutritious Movement Center in Sequim, Washington. It is a companion podcast to the book “Movement Matters” by K...

Ep 63 - Movement Matters #2: Personal Mission Statement from 2016-10-18T00:30

The second part of a 3-episode companion series is intended as a sort of study guide for Katy’s upcoming book, Movement Matters, in which Katy discusses using a personal mission statement as a n...

Ep 62 - Dani Reads Movement Matters from 2016-10-04T00:30

Dani got to preview Katy’s upcoming book, Movement Matters.

Ep 61 - Get a Grip! from 2016-09-27T00:30

Studies reveal that millennials’ grip strength is 10% less than test subjects in the same age range 30 years ago. Cause for concern, or cause for setting the standards to a “new norm”? Is it bec...

Ep 60 - Swingers from 2016-09-13T00:30

What ARE you doing with your arms when you’re walking? What about uphill? What if you’re holding a dog leash? Let’s get down to arm-swing town with Katy as she breaks down the biomechanics of us...

Ep 59 - MEGA Movement Mailbag from 2016-08-30T00:30

Housecleaning time, so Katy answers your letters in an extra-long, MEGA Movement Mailbag.

Ep 58 - A Funeral for Foot Pain from 2016-08-16T00:30

Katy and Dani hold a festive wake for Katy’s first book, Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief, and celebrate its reincarnation.

Ep 57 - Furniture-Free Freak Goes Mainstream from 2016-07-05T00:30

Katy gives us some backstage access to the Prevention magazine feature that puts her message about movement in the centerfold, as well as sharing some insights into what her everyday world is li...

Ep 56 - Simple Steps to a Tech Break from 2016-06-21T00:30

Originally intended as time savers, our handheld devices have become time gobblers, and the easiest way to fritter away time is with social media. Katy and Dani discuss many ways—both macro and ...

Ep 55 - An Evening with Katy&Dani in Boulder from 2016-06-07T00:30

Katy and Dani recorded a live-audience podcast at the historic Boulder Bookstore and share thoughts on their whirlwind day of food, fun, family and friends. We wish you could’ve been there with ...

Ep 54 - Sedentary Culture in the News from 2016-05-25T00:30

Language—and words—matter. Recent headlines in the news can lead to a murky grasp of how health and wellness are really attained, and what we’re really discussing, for that matter. We’ll talk ab...

Ep 53 - Movement Mailbag #4 from 2016-05-17T00:30

In this episode: walking with neuropathy pain, breathing while hanging, and tricky technical advice.

Ep 52 - Babies and Movement, Part 2 from 2016-05-03T00:30

Katy and Dani deliver Part 2 of the Babies and Movement episode, and isn’t it a cutie? Katy follows up on some listener questions conceived during Part 1, and then discusses breastfeeding and ba...

Ep 51- Babies and Movement, Part 1 from 2016-04-19T00:30

In Part 1 of the Baby Show, Katy discusses baby biomechanics! Did you know that load and frequency affect the stages of development—like how babies from more primitive hunter/gather-type populat...

Ep 50 - Movement, Period. from 2016-04-12T00:30

This episode of Katy Says isn’t just for females! If you’re a real anatomy geek or student of human movement, this show is for you. Because if periods didn’t exist, neither would you! Learn abou...

Ep 49 - Special Edition Katy Says Movement Mailbag! from 2016-04-01T00:30

In this episode: Shoe wear, knee pain, Cheerios, muscle cars and cultural clarification

Ep 48 - Dem Bones from 2016-03-29T00:30

What is osteoporosis? What about bone mineral density? In this episode, Katy helps us dig deeper into bone health. You’ll learn more about bone shapes, how bones are built and why your bone robu...

Ep 47 - Food Forces from 2016-03-15T00:30

Sure, you guzzle lots of kale smoothies and there are no GMOs in your salad. But have you thought about the mechanical nutrition in your diet? In this episode, Katy cooks up a nice batch of food...

Ep 46 - Katy Says Movement Mailbag #3 from 2016-03-08T00:30

In this episode: Cracked heels, scoliosis, tailbone pain and arthritic feet

Ep 45 - Natural Movement and Eyes from 2016-03-01T00:30

You move your body, and your body is moved by your environment. The eyes are no exception. This episode focuses on two of your most important sensory input organs and how the way you use them ha...

Ep 44 - The Skinny on Fat from 2016-02-16T00:30

Katy spends some time helping reframe “fat” as we discuss fat and the roles it plays in our bodies, and how the fat we have is simply a response to input—just like everything else in our body.

Ep 43 - Katy Says Movement Mailbag from 2016-02-09T00:30

In this episode: Squatting, Transitioning to Furniture-Free, & Inspiring Older Kids to Move Outside

Ep 42 - Cardio&Natural Movement from 2016-02-02T00:30

How well is your body responding to your bouts of cardio exercise? Katy defines what we’re talking about when we refer to “cardio”, and then finds it a place in the bigger picture of natural mov...

Ep 41 - 5 Ways to Move You Closer to Better Health from 2016-01-19T00:30

Health isn’t just about the numbers, and there are many signs of success when it comes to moving you toward a healthier lifestyle. Katy suggests 5 health goals that have little to do with the sc...

Ep 40 - Katy Says Movement Mailbag from 2016-01-12T00:30

In this episode: leg length discrepancies, diastasis recti limitations and squats and pelvic floor health alternatives for a wheelchair-bound listener.

Ep 39 - Stack Your Life for More Natural Movement from 2016-01-05T00:30

We are all given the same 24 hours but it always seems like it takes a trade-off to fit certain things in to that day. If you want to work out, does it mean you’ve got to drop your kids at the g...

Ep 38 - How Did You Move in 2015? from 2015-12-29T00:30

Resolutions are only about what you hope to accomplish, but a health recap lets you look both forward and back in order to more clearly define your goals for the coming year and to give yourself...

Ep 37 - Moving Through the Winter from 2015-12-15T00:30

Short, dark days and long, cold night might make you want to crawl under a blanket until April, but Katy makes the case for getting your natural movement during less-than-friendly weather. Learn...

Ep 36 - Nutritious Movement from 2015-12-01T00:30

We’ve dipped our toes in the water before, but now let’s dive in and define “Junk Food Movement” in the way that we use it when defining Nutritious Movement. This episode is a satisfying culmina...

Ep 35 - Diastasis Recti—The Book! from 2015-11-17T00:30

Katy Bowman’s 6th book is out—and looks like it might be the biggest yet. Why? Because so many people deal with diastasis recti but have little success with traditional methods. Katy talks about...

Ep 34 - Thoughts on Incontinence from 2015-11-03T00:30

Over 25 million Americans suffer from some form of incontinence. Most sufferers don’t like to talk about it. For those that do, they are offered few solutions aside from adult diapers, pharmaceu...

Ep 33 - Cycling from 2015-10-20T00:30

If you cycle, you’re fit, right? Riding a bike is not a natural human movement, and cycling a lot with little other movement endeavors has the components of a junk-food movement diet. Let’s look...

Ep 32 - Enter the Gait Lab from 2015-10-06T00:30

Do you walk? Is the nutritional value of your walking the equivalent of eating only Cheese Puffs for sustenance? Walking, like every natural human movement, comes with its own host of variables ...

Ep 31 - Wassup, Katy? from 2015-09-29T00:30

One of the awesome things about Katy Bowman is how much useful content she produces for our human bodies—and this past summer she was crazy busy writing and releasing books for her Whole Body se...

Ep 30 - Back-to-School Biomechanics from 2015-09-15T00:30

Back-to-school time is here! A kid needs a decent breakfast to start the school day, but what about movement nutrients? School can bring movement-hindering shoes and desks, long, sedentary days ...

Ep 29 - The Skin Show from 2015-09-08T00:30

Katy’s Got Skin in the Game

You squat, you hang, you climb, and you threw your couch to the curb—all for the sake of more natural movement. But are your arrector pili getting their movemen...

Ep 28 - It’s a Mail Bag Show! from 2015-08-18T00:30

Mail call! Katy answers listener questions! From cracked heels to torso troubles, and psoas release for special populations to flaccid muscles, these aren’t your average call-in questions!

Ep 27 - Fashion Movement from 2015-08-04T00:30

Skinny jeans, tight belts, compression undergarments—when your clothing changes your shape, it also changes how you move and the results can be hard on your body. This episode deals with the cho...

Ep 26 - The Ben Show from 2015-07-21T00:30

So, this guy—Ben—mentions Katy in a tweet. But it wasn’t just any tweet. It featured one of the coolest, most inspiring transformation stories we’ve come across in a long time. Ben had reached a...

Ep 25 - Headlines that Move from 2015-07-07T00:30

The news lately has been filled with exciting body nerd news: After 56 years perched in high heels, Barbie can now wear flats. That’s big news, right? And two days later, NPR featured a story on...

Ep 24 - Community from 2015-06-23T00:30

This episode of Katy Says focuses on building and leveraging your community—both in town and online—to help achieve goals of healthier, happier living. Whether sharing chores or meals, trading t...

Ep 23 - Nature School from 2015-06-09T00:30

A School Without Walls

Most kids in America spend 7 hours a day sitting in a chair inside a building for their education. Other options exist for educating children—one of them is Nature S...

Ep 22 - Household Movement Hacks from 2015-05-19T00:30

Getting more natural movement can be challenging in our comfortable, modern-convenience society. Katy shares ideas for movement hacks—using your daily tasks and household furnishings—that will g...

Ep 21 - Is Exercise Junk Food? from 2015-05-05T00:30

It’s a hot headline lately—Exercise Less, Move More. But what does that mean?

Is exercise really bad for you? Or is it possibly just the Junk Food of Whole Body Natural Movement? In this e...

Ep 20 - I’m All About the BASE, Part 2 from 2015-04-20T00:30

The suspense is over…It’s Part 2 of I’m All About the BASE! More of your pressing foot questions get answers, Dani channels Meghan Trainor for Katy, and you’ll learn enough about your feet to st...

Ep 19 – I’m All About the BASE, Part 1 from 2015-04-13T00:30

Feet—where would you be with them? You’d be footless (which is not as cool as footloose). However, most of us treat our feet as if they were not one of the most important players in our whole-bo...

Ep 18 - Whole Body Barefoot from 2015-04-02T00:30

Join Katy and Dani as they discuss Katy’s latest book and why it’s a must-read for anyone with feet. Whether you’ve got back pain, neck pain or foot pain, it all starts in the foot. This simple,...

Ep 17 - Katy Bowman’s MovNat Vacation from 2015-03-23T00:30

Ever wondered how Katy Bowman—hard-working biomechanist, writer, teacher and problem-solver—takes a break? Here’s a hint: it contains some seriously rugged natural movement, no screens and Erwan...

Ep 16 - The Solution Show from 2015-03-08T17:39:13

No Time? Got Toddlers? Work in a Cubicle? No Moolah for Barefoot Shoes? Katy Bowman, Biomechanist & Problem-Solver Extraordinaire, spends a nice long time helping you clear the hurdles that ...

Ep 15 - The Balls Show! from 2015-02-21T08:39:26

 It’s the BALLS Show! Katy and Dani are hanging around, talking about the importance of male dangly bits and why whole body movement matters to the overall health of your man jigglies. Whether y...

Ep 14 - The Boob Show from 2015-02-03T14:55:36

Recorded in Ventura in front of a live audience, this episode tackles breast health--it involves more than you'd think--and involves lots of hand motions (which you can't see, sadly) and will po...

Ep 13 - 100 Questions in 30 Minutes from 2015-01-14T17:19:06

Have you ever wondered what it be like if you could corner Katy Bowman at a party and ask her everything you've ever wanted to know? Here's as close as you'll probably get: Katy answers 95 of yo...

Ep 12 - The Car Show from 2014-12-01T23:00

Unless you were born, raised and reincarnated repeatedly on top of a Tibetan mountaintop, at some point, you'll end up sitting in a car. Listen as Katy gives some groovy tips to change the loads...

Ep 11 - Diastasis Recti from 2014-11-17T05:00

Gaps are great, when they are SUPPOSED to be there. When they're not, you can spend all day and LOTS of moolah trying to "fix" your abs to no avail. This episode is for anyone with DR or abdomin...

Ep 10 - The Core from 2014-11-03T05:00

This episode can help you move past the buzz word and gain a better understanding of your middle. Listen while Katy discusses the importance of a relaxed belly, why your shoulders matter to your...

Ep 9 - Treadmills from 2014-10-20T15:33:22

Katy answers "Is there a difference between treadmill walking and overground walking?". Everything you've ever wanted to know about the loads you place on your body when you use a treadmill. And...

Ep 8 - Move Your DNA from 2014-10-06T11:15:33

You are how you move! Katy's latest book is available and will change the way we view wellness and our abilities to change the way we use our bodies. She discusses the basic tenets of the book a...

Ep 7 - Don't Just Sit There! Exploring Dynamic Workstations from 2014-09-24T10:34:03

Katy discusses her upcoming e-book/multimedia project entitled "Don't Just Sit There" with Mark Sisson, creator of Mark's Daily Apple and author of "The Primal Blueprint". Learn more about a dyn...

Ep 6 - Thoughts on the Vibram Kerfuffle from 2014-09-10T15:28:25

Recorded earlier in May 2014, when the Vibram lawsuit made headlines. Here is Katy's blog post on the matter: Katy Says: My T...

Ep 5 - The Delicious Butt (Function) Show from 2014-08-26T10:27:10

Katy manages to fit the phrases "A Clockwork Orange", "stiltwalking", "old timey" and "delicious butt function" all in one episode! Learning why a functional gluteus matters has never been this ...

Episode 4- Mail Bag#1 from 2014-08-11T06:00

Episode 4. Katy's on the road! Her mini-world tour/book promotion tour/vacation is keeping her plenty busy. As a special treat, you get to listen to this early recording of the Katy Says podcast. N...

Ep 4 - Mail Bag 1 from 2014-08-01T01:00

Katy's on the road! Her mini-world tour/book promotion tour/vacation is keeping her plenty busy. As a special treat, you get to listen to this early recording of the Katy Says podcast. ...

Ep 3 - Casts from 2014-07-29T10:19:15

In episode #3 of Katy Says, Katy Bowman discusses casting--how we cast ourselves with shoes, clothing, chairs, environment and culture.

Ep 2 - Natural Movement from 2014-07-13T23:00

The second episode of noted biomechanist Katy Bowman's podcast, Katy Says, wherein Katy discusses the difference between natural movement and natural movements. Listen to Episode 1 firs...

Ep 1 - Let's Talk Alignment! from 2014-06-27T11:00

The first episode of noted biomechanist Katy Bowman's podcast, Katy Says, wherein Katy discusses her working definition of alignment. A perfect first podcast to introduce listeners to Katy's wor...