The MOVEMENT Movement

You've got questions. I've got answers. On today's episode of The MOVEMENT Movement podcast, I am answering questions about barefoot running and going barefoot in public. If you have questions that you want me to A, then you can drop them to me by E-mail. Just send an email to move@joinedthemovementmovement.com and when I do the next Q&A, maybe I'll have your Q for my answer. Come to jointhemoveme...

Today is not one of my normal rant days. We get to talk to an old friend of mine, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella. Mark practices Family Medicine in West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and conducts Continuing Medical Education courses on health, fitness, and running through HealthFitU and developed the US Air Force Efficient Running Program. Mark has run competitive...

Have you ever had really unpleasant heel pain and then gone to a medical professional who told you that you had Plantar Fasciitis and then gave you an orthotic or an insole or a boot or something to wear to immobilize your foot to treat that? If so, you may have been misled twice. And we're going to find out more including a natural way to address plantar fasciitis on today's episode of the Moveme...

David went from rock bottom (what he called Ground Zero), at 320 pounds, struggling with bankruptcy and addiction, to becoming an accomplished athlete, completing everything from a 5k to the Leadville 100 mile race and a 48-hour treadmill run! In this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement podcast, David talks about what inspired his change—his habits, his thinking, his actions—and the transition to bec...

You know, Vibram, the guys who made the FiveFinger shoes, there was a lawsuit against them because it showed that what they do is not good for you, that you get hurt wearing their shoes, right? Maybe not. You know there's studies that show that if you run barefoot, you're going to get injured, right? Not so much. Let's take a look at that in today's episode of The MOVEMENT Movement, the podcast fo...

Could getting a blister on your foot be the most important, valuable thing that ever happens to you as a runner. Crazy as that sounds.  I want to encourage you to ponder what your body is doing. Use that information as the appropriate feedback. Pay attention to the good side and if there's not a good side, just experiment. Just try something different. Problems can actually help you figure out wha...

Should you be running longer, slower, or shorter, faster, which is better for your health. Let's take a look today at high intensity interval training in The MOVEMENT Movement podcast. People have been talking about it for a while but lately I've just been seeing more and more people coming out with courses on High Intensity Interval Training, and saying why doing high intensity intervals is bette...

On today's episode, I have my friend, Dr. Bryan C. Heiderscheit, PT, PhD. We will be exploring something interesting. One of the many things we'll be exploring is; Could you improve your running and get rid of your injuries by moving faster without running faster? I know that sounds crazy, but we'll jump in and find out how that works. I'm Steven Sashen from the movement movement podcast. You can...

Hi, Steven Sashen here, and in this video, you're going to learn how to pick a good running shoe. The information comes from, in large part, this paper from the American College of Sports Medicine. It's also coming from experience that I have, so I'll be adding my editorial, but most of this is coming from the ACSM and their recommendations. So, let's just jump right in. The ACSM says "Running sho...

We all know the story of the boy who cried wolf, and at the end of the story, the villagers stopped running to find the nonexistent wolf, which didn't end up very well for the boy. Well, what if there was an industry that's been effectively and essentially crying wolf? The difference here is that every time they say, "if we keep running and we pull out our wallets and give them money to get the wo...

Over the years, I spent thousands of dollars on orthotics and inserts, that I put in my shoes to try to make my feet feel better, to make it more comfortable for me to walk and run, take stress off my ankles, my knees, my hips, and my back. Did they work? Let's find out. Welcome to The MOVEMENT Movement podcast, the podcast where you really want to know the truth about how to have a happy, healthy...

They hide the fact that they know it's bad for you. They even hide information that other people create about the fact that their product is bad for you, and what's actually good for you. They make a product that is consistently and reliably creating health problems, and yet they just keep making it over and over and over and over. Convincing us that it's actually good for you. Think you know the...

If you're a runner or a walker or a hiker, or even just someone who stands up all day and you got foot pain, or ankle pain, or knee pain, or hip pain, or back pain. Clearly you need some padding and cushioning to just alleviate all that stress, right? Nope, and I will tell you why that illusion is so popular now and what's actually true in this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement. Welcome to The MOVE...

You may have heard about minimalist shoes or barefoot shoes. Do you want them? Which ones do you get, which are good, which are bad, which aren't even what they say they are? That's what we're going to find out in today's podcast. Welcome to The MOVEMENT Movement, the podcast for people who want to know the truth about what it takes to have a healthy, happy, strong body, and The MOVEMENT Movement...

You go to a shoe store, you find someone who looks like they know what they're doing, you ask them for advice on the shoe that you should be wearing, and they will do some sort of evaluation and give you a recommendation. Should you trust it? Find out on today's episode of The MOVEMENT Movement, the podcast for people who want the truth about having strong, healthy, happy bodies and letting bodies...

You may have heard that running barefoot is actually better for you than are running in shoes. Is it true? I don't know. Let's find out how you can discover that for yourself. Welcome to The MOVEMENT movement, the podcast where people will let the truth about how to have healthy, happy, strong body, and let your body do what it's meant to do, which is move and do. We're going to be cutting through...

Welcome to THE MOVEMENT Movement, the podcast for people who want to know the truth about having a healthy, happy, strong body, and doing what bodies are meant to do, Move. We're going to be breaking through the mythology that confusion, the propaganda, sometimes the outright lies, about what it takes to effectively, naturally walk, run, hike, lift, do yoga, CrossFit, paddleboard, whatever it is t...