Can You Have Barefoot Form in Shoes?

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 178

 Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement about if you can have barefoot form in shoes.

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

- How talking about footwear is talking about the form of your foot.

- Why wearing shoes with a lot of cushioning limits the use of your Achilles tendon.

- How the Achilles tendon is the biggest spring in our body and many runners aren’t using it.

- How you can untrain your brain from limiting the use of the Achilles tendon when you run.

- Why runners who wear padded running shoes need to retrain their brain. 

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What a Physicist Says About Picking Shoes

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 177 with Zachary Bergen

With decades of running experience and practical research in shock mechanics beginning at NASA Johnson Space Center, Zach has worked as a physicist in a wide variety of disciplines (some he can even talk about). For those who care he has degrees in Physics from Ga Tech and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has taught computer science at CU Boulder and participated in running gait studies at CU. Zach has applied technology to speech recognition for doctors, aircraft stealth and cloaking, climate research, image processing, and refereed journal publications as a principal author in several fields of study. To balance his brain he runs, hikes, bikes, plays music and enjoys salsa dancing with his partner. 

While corresponding with Dr. Antonia Orfield with respect to the brain adaptation in her research published in the Journal of Behavioral Optometry, Zach formed an understanding of biological adaptation in areas like vision and translated that knowledge to correct his running gait to avoid continued injuries. Having realized the faux paux in most modern running shoe designs/philosophies, he went cold turkey and started a brain reprogramming using proprioception gained from removing all artificial contrivances and let his brain evolve his perfect stride. He currently designs ultra-high resolution satellites for the betterment of humanity. He's a space cowboy.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Zachary Bergen about what a physicist says about picking shoes.

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

- How supporting a system of the body tends to weaken it.

- Why you don’t get instant feedback when you wear shoes with support.

- How feeling good isn’t just a thought, it’s a physiological reaction.

- How shoes that provide a lot of support are a new phenomenon.

- How cushioning in shoes prevents the foot doing from what it does naturally.Connect with Zachary:

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Get Fit WITHOUT Exercise

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 176 with Steven Munatones

Steven Munatones has launched new products, services and technologies in the U.S. over the last 20 years. At TOTO Frontier, he licensed TOTO's sanitary ware technologies outside of Japan. At RealLiveSports, he designed and marketed the ESPN Play by Play, a 2006 Toy of the Year. At Aruze Gaming America, he launched hybrid slot machine reel technology in the gaming industry. At the World Open Water Swimming Association, he utilized 9 years of national team coaching to help shape and promote the new Olympic sport of marathon swimming. The Harvard graduate and certified KAATSU Master Instructor co-founded KAATSU Global with Dr. Sato, the Japanese inventor of KAATSU, to introduce next-generation KAATSU equipment.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Munatones about getting fit without exercise.

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

- How anyone can use KAATSU from disabled people to Olympians.

- How you can use KAATSU when you have a cast on to eliminate muscle atrophy.

- How micro movements with KAATSU helps generate lactate which serves as a catalyst for the secretion of the growth hormone.

- How KAATSU lets older individuals and disabled individuals live more independent lives.

- How the compression and decompression from KAATSU enhances what the body already does.

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Building a Foundation for Natural Movement

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 175 with Skyler Tanner

Skyler Tanner, MS is an exercise physiologist, President and co-founder of Smart Strength, and a lecturer with World Instructor Training Schools. He received his Master of Science in Exercise Science from Texas State University. Skyler has more than 18 years of one-on-one training experience, with clients as young as 10 and as old as 94. His goal is to help clients improve health, function, and longevity with minimal time investment.

Skyler has lectured at the 2011 Ancestral health Symposium in 2011 at the University of California Los Angeles and in 2014 at the University of California Berkley. His work has been featured on Fox and on the Prevention Magazine media network.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Skyler Tanner about building a foundation for natural movement.

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

- How everything that is natural isn’t inherently good for you.

- Why you should be asking if something is helpful, not natural.

- How running at a faster cadence can solve many of your running issues.

- Why our brains don’t like to learn new ways to do things.

- How other people’s running forms may not be relevant to you.

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What Research Says About Comfortable Shoes – and Women Who Have No Feet

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 174 with Geoffrey Gray

 Geoffrey Gray is the founder and President of Heeluxe who started the company by building custom high heels in a garage. He is the driving force behind Heeluxe’s mission to “Make Better Shoes.” Dr. Gray is inspired by the works of Salvatore Ferragamo and Bill Bowerman and their efforts to create footwear that is inspired by the human body. His background in Physical Therapy, professional athlete rehabilitation, woodworking, and classic car building give him a unique skill set to progress the research and design of all styles of footwear. As a speaker Dr Gray makes shoes science easy to understand which is why he is selected to speak at footwear brands, conferences, and television shoes all over the world.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Geoffrey Gray about what researchers say about comfortable shoes.

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

- How the scientific community doesn’t know everything there is to know about feet.

- Why the traditional way to deal to deal with bunions doesn’t fix the problem they cause.

- How it’s easy to become myopic and blame one issue for the entire problem.

- Why running shoes are the most studied shoes on the planet.

- How researchers should be looking at the shoes people wear to work every day.

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Move Like a Kid Again

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 173 with Bryan Osuna

 Bryan Osuna is health and fitness devotee, sound worker, transformational life coach, athlete, artist, inventor, and men’s growth facilitator. His philosophy is to mindfully combine timeless wisdom, modern understanding and intuition to create valuable resources and experiences that help others live fully and thrive. Bryan uses everything from movement and mindfulness to breath and sound to help people make meaningful change in their lives. Bryan believes that quality of life is ultimately found through our capacity to learn, love, connect, move, express, grow and be present with the fulness of life. Personally, Bryan strives to live fully by exploring his passions for fatherhood, movement, athletics, healing modalities, travel, nature, music, art and philosophy. He believes that true enjoyment of life comes through movement and exploration of the mind, body and spirit. To him, the greatest success in life comes when a person has a focused mind, energized body, free spirit and open heart. 

 Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Bryan Osuna about moving like a kid again.

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

- How look at the developmental stages of children and then use reverse engineer that and help people heal their biomechanics.

- Why we should be looking at the macro-movement patterns that kids naturally start doing.

- How breathing deeply into your belly helps regulate the nervous system and physical tension.

- Why having fun with movement is more important than having perfect form.

- How adults should be spending more time on the ground.

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Can Bare Feet Handle THIS?

– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 172 with Sam Mouzer

Sam Mouzer is 38-year-old mental health support worker, and now Naked and Afraid extreme survivalist.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Sam Mouzer about being barefoot in extreme conditions on Naked and Afraid.

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

- How important protein consumption is and what goes into producing and retrieving it.

- Why people are becoming more disconnected from the wild and the procurement of protein.

- How humans can consume most insects.

- How going barefoot allows you to use your feet as another form of sensory analysis.

- How your brain will make micro adjustments to your feet in reaction to barefoot walking.

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Should Kids Go Barefoot

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 171 with Koby Deane

 Koby Deane was born without shoes and has many years’ experience not wearing any. His wife, son and dog watch him write and illustrate in the beautiful state of North Carolina, where both mountains and ocean beaches call out for adventure!

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Koby Deane about why kids should go barefoot.

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

- How there are fun and positive aspects to children and people not wearing shoes.

- Why a little bit of confidence can go a long way when choosing to be barefoot in public.

- How your response is critical if an authority figure tells you to put shoes on.

- How parents condition their children to put their shoes on before going outside and why that might not be the best lesson.

- Why putting your kid’s feet in shoes all the time stunts certain muscle growth.

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The Problem with Stretching

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 170 with Kathleen McDonough

Kathleen McDonough holds a BA in Exercise Physiology/Physical Education, UC Davis and an MA in Physical Therapy, Stanford University. She has been a Physical Therapy professional for over 30 years and is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT).

Her great depth of experience and education are brought together in her holistic approach to treatment, with an emphasis on creating a personalized plan for regaining your optimal health. Kathleen's experience includes orthopedics, sports medicine, Pilates-based rehabilitation, classical Pilates and peak performance training.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Kathleen McDonough about the problem with stretching.

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

- How having strong flexible feet gives you a good foundation for barefoot running.

- Why natural movement shouldn’t be considered so controversial.

- How people were not born to bear weight on the arch of their foot.

- Why your joints stiffen when you run on a cushioned surface.

- How we should be dynamically stretching, not static stressing and what that means.

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The Dumbest Natural Movement Research EVER

 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 169 with Sarah Ridge

Sarah Ridge is an assistant professor of Physical Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Brigham Young University. Her expertise is in biomechanics, specifically biomechanics of lower extremities during activities such as walking, running, jumping, and landing. To perform research in this area, she uses a variety of kinematic and kinetic measurement tools including 2d and 3d video motion analysis, force plates and other custom force transducers, and inertial measurement units. Recent research projects include gaining understanding about the movement of the foot and the role of foot muscles, the effect of footwear on lower extremity mechanics, and the use of inertial measurement units to quantify athletic activity. Dr. Ridge teaches Biomechanics and is involved in the research series in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. She appreciates collaboration with other faculty, students, and clinicians from a variety of areas.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Sarah Ridge about the dumbest natural movement research EVER.

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

- How using both sides of your body makes you more adaptable when out in public.

- Why you might want to pay attention to how you tie your shoes.

- How Dr. Ridges research isn’t stupid, but it should be obvious.

- Why your feet will get stronger when used properly.

- How wearing minimalist shoes has been scientifically proven to make your foot muscles bigger.

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