The MOVEMENT Movement

Play for Adults. The Secret to Long-Term Health?

– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 161 with Darryl Edwards

Darryl Edwards is a former investment banking technologist turned movement coach and author. He is the founder of the Primal Play Method and a physical activity, health and play researcher. After almost two decades working as a technologist in investment banking, Darryl transformed his health after adopting a back-to-basics approach to well-being. As a health and movement coach, Darryl now advises people on maintaining a healthy lifestyle—amidst the epidemic of obesity and other chronic lifestyle diseases. He regularly presents as a keynote and motivational speaker at academic, clinical, health promotion and corporate events worldwide. Darryl's April 2019 TED talk "Why working out isn't working out" discussing the issues with physical inactivity and why most humans hate to exercise—has now been viewed over a million times!Darryl is author of the best-selling books "Animal Moves" which highlights why humans should move like the animals we are. Inspired by the book's success he launched a 30-day online course and created a range of fitness decks which have shipped to over 40 countries. The Animal Moves Fitness Decks are fun, fitness cards for adults, juniors (age 7-14), infants (age 3-6), office workers and fitness professionals. In late 2020 he released a children's picture book called "My First Animal Moves". Darryl's work has been published in leading national and international press such as Men's Health, Women's Health, Top Santé, Elle Magazine, Men's Fitness and The Daily Telegraph, and featured on the BBC documentaries Eat to Live Forever, and Doctor In The House. He has also appeared in the full-length documentaries Love Paleo and The Human Longevity Project. His work has also been highlighted in the NY Times best-selling book "Grit and Grace" by one of the most successful music artists of all time Tim McGraw and in one of the UK's best-selling books of 2018 "The 4 Pillar Plan" by the UK's leading TV Doctor Rangan Chatterjee.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Darryl Edwards about how playing and having fun is the secret to long term health.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show:

- How physical activity is a great gateway to living a healthier life.

- Why it can be difficult to find motivation to go to the gym, and what you should try instead.

- How children ages five to seventeen should be getting a minimum of an hour of physical activity in a day.

- Why children aren't getting outside and reaching the minimum goal of one hour.

- How people hyper focus on their movement when they are playing a physical game.

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What Makes a Harvard Doctor Start a Shoe Company?

– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 160 Dr. Casey Kerrigan

Dr. Casey Kerrigan is co-founder of OESH Shoes. She is a Harvard M.D., an N.I.H. supported biomechanist, and a lifelong runner since her track star days in high school and college. After publishing numerous medical research studies linking traditional women's shoes to serious long-term health problems and disability, she gave up her coveted position as the first woman tenured professor and chair in the school of medicine at the University of Virginia, to develop truly healthy shoes for women. Shunned by the shoe industry for her research, she built her own factory and company, OESH Shoes, where she develops not only the shoes but also the machinery, processes, and materials to make them.

OESH is the only shoe company to be recognized by the National Science Foundation for its sustainable zero-waste 3D printing and 3D knitting processes. Making and selling its first batch of shoes in 2011, OESH has a community of now thousands of women who believe that fashion should be dictated, first and foremost, by health.

Listen to this informative The MOVEMENT Movement episode with Dr. Casey Kerrigan about what makes a Harvard Doctor start a shoe company.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show:

- How many people don't understand the basic mechanics of walking and running.

- Why reducing someone's joint torque reduces arthritic pain.

- How even the most expensive running shoes increase joint torques.

- How even the smallest amount of arch support increases joint torques.

- Why many big shoe companies are so threatened by natural movement.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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

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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:

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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.

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