Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, author and founder of San Francisco CrossFit who has changed the way people think about human movement and athletic performance. He wrote Becoming a Supple Leopard which quickly became a bestseller, and can be found regularly contributing to his own blog, MobilityWOD.com. 

During our conversation, we covered a lot of ground, talking about exercise, sleep, recovery, mobility, stretching, and looking at your body as one big system where all components have to work together, all the time.

I interviewed Kelly as part of the Whole Life Challenge interview series. This series represents our continued commitment to addressing health and fitness in the context of a person’s Whole Life.We’ve specifically chosen subject-matter experts who have mastered areas of their lives that are related to the health and wellness habits we introduce in the Whole Life Challenge.