Clinical psychologist Dr. Diana Hill joins biomechanist Katy Bowman for an enlightening episode about the delicate balance between setting high expectations and practicing self-compassion, particularly in the realms of movement and mindfulness.

Ep 153: Sedentary Animals w/Dr. Andrea Graves

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 17m

Dr. Andrea Graves, an animal behavior expert, illuminates the profound significance of movement for animals and humans alike. Through personal anecdotes and scientific insights, Katy and Andrea delve into the essential role of providing enrichi

Ep 152: How Did You Move? How Will You Move?

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 1m

On this episode of the Move Your DNA podcast, Katy and her special guest Dani Alexander reflect on the past year, discuss movement goals for 2024, and emphasize the importance of choosing a guiding word. They also explore personal experiences w

Ep 151: How to Improve Your Grip Strength (and why it matters)

Oct 25th, 2023 49m 49s

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 interventions, such as weighted pencils and play-dough, to

Ep 150: How I Feel About Minimal Shoes After My Foot Injury

Oct 11th, 2023 46m 53s

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 highlight the importance of staying active as we

Ep 149: Headphone Dents: What it Takes to Reshape a Skull

Jul 26th, 2023 1h 11m

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 actual structure of your skull. Katy and her gues

EP 148: Making Movement Meaningful with Kelly and Juliet Starrett

Jun 28th, 2023 1h 17m

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, the mover. Not just in the distant future but here

EP 147: Face Exercise - Why To & How To

May 31st, 2023 25m 56s

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 these muscles don’t get movement, it causes probl

Ep 146: A Different Take On Getting Your Body Vacation-Ready

May 3rd, 2023 40m 26s

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 vacation. In this episode, Katy flips this idea on its

Ep 145: Breath is a Whole-Body Activity (with Jill Miller)

Apr 5th, 2023 57m 50s

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. But there are also other things to consider when

Ep 144: Eleven Feel-Good Reasons For An 11-Minute Walk

Mar 15th, 2023 23m 35s

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 “exercise now to not die later” isn't working the

Ep 143: Movement and the Rise of Myopia

Feb 8th, 2023 1h 10m

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 your muscles are not only for moving, but they are al

Ep 142: Why Do You Want To Move More?

Jan 18th, 2023 22m 27s

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 Gregorian calendar year. So, let Katy share with you

Ep 141: How Did You Move in 2022?

Dec 28th, 2022 55m 44s

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 reflect together on what they did to MOVE toward a

Ep 140: CELEBRATE! 11 Steps to Cozy, Joyful & Dynamic Holidays

Nov 18th, 2022 49m 57s

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 a whole lotta time sitting around pretty much the

Ep 139: A Podiatrist Transitions Footwear from Cure to Cause

Sep 7th, 2022 43m 25s

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, surgical residency training in Portland, Oregon, at

Ep 138: Back-to-School Movement

Aug 17th, 2022 47m 31s

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, and before and after school time---you can make t

Ep 137: An Introduction to Movement Beyond Exercise

Aug 3rd, 2022 38m 25s

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 movement in a world made for the sedentary can be tricky

Ep 136: Walking Black Heritage Trails with Ken Johnston

Jul 20th, 2022 1h 37m

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 others do not forget the many steps that have been

Ep 135: Sleep MOVEZzzzz

Jul 6th, 2022 57m 33s

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 without going mattress-free or pillow-free. --Join Katy

Ep 134: Are You a Healthy Deviant?

Jun 22nd, 2022 54m 30s

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 and more elusive and why our society is becoming s

Ep 133: How to Get Your People to Move More

Jun 8th, 2022 41m 47s

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 Your Life in Process, blogs for Psychology Today, is

Ep 132: How Movement Fits into Intentional Aging

May 25th, 2022 33m 22s

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 presentation on how to age dynamically. Katy will

Ep 131: The Authors of Dynamic Aging, 5 Years Later

May 11th, 2022 45m 57s

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 body better not only for longevity’s sake, but so th

Ep 130: It's Both What You Walk IN And What You Walk ON

Apr 27th, 2022 20m 21s

In this episode, Katy shares an old blog post from her first long trail walk in minimalist shoes (back in 2008) as an example of how we need to pay attention to what we wear on our feet as well as what we are putting those feet on while we walk