The MOVEMENT Movement

Fitness for Busy Dads (and Others, Too) – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 192 with Karl Bratland Karl Bratland is an online fitness and nutrition coach for busy dads. He helps dads fit fitness into their lives with the intent of moving better, feeling better, and looking better, so they can be active participants in their own lives. As a 41-year-old dad of 4, he understands the de...

Are You Exercising Wrong? with Dr. Gains – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 191 with Michael Kamalu Michael Kamalu has been an avid multi-sport athlete since he was 3 years old, excelling in basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, and track (high jump & hurtles). He was a starter for the basketball and football teams for Davis High School, taking second in state (6A) in both spor...

Don't Build Core Strength – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 190 with Jae Gruenke Jae Gruenke is a  Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner , running technique expert, and founder of The Balanced Runner™.  Known as a "running form guru," she has helped runners from beginner to Olympian relieve pain and improve their performance, and she specializes in helping runner whose problems have...

Does Barefoot Running Cure Injuries – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 189 with Peter Francis Peter Francis' main interest is in understanding how individuals and teams can be the best that they can be. Peter has been described as a  transformational leader for his work in creating cultures whereby productivity and well-being increase among groups. Examples include generating a 5-f...

Who REALLY Needs Barefoot Shoes? – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 188 with Emily Jancic Emily Jancic is the founder of HARTS in Brooklyn, NY. As every parent knows, baby socks fall off and shoes make them fall. HARTS are the "Gateway Shoe" made to simplify life for parent and child. We're as close to bare feet as possible. With no laces to tie, machine washable styles and rubber...

The End of Surgery? – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 187 with Aneesh Garg Aneesh Garg, DO, CAQ, is a nationally recognized, non-surgical sports medicine and regenerative orthopaedic physician with Dynamic Athlete Sports Medicine & Regenerative Orthopaedics in Boulder, Colorado.  He is also a two-sport US National Team Physician as he works with USA Hockey and U.S. Soccer. Dr. Gar...

Your Body is NOT a Machine   – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 186 with Shawn Flot Shawn Flot holds a master's in Physical Therapy, a BS in Exercise Physiology and Certificate Adv. Oxygen Advantage Instructor. His perspective is everyone has access to their own health through skill means; that a wholesome approach that includes the full-spectrum of body & mind functions, provides...

4 Fitness Myths (and the Better Reality) – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 185 with Ryan Walker Ryan Walker (Coach Ryan) is a life-long athlete, Health Wellness Coach, and biomechanics geek with over 13 years of experience as a Personal Trainer with an emphasis on teaching biomechanical efficiency, from an evolutionary perspective, and postural restorative work. He's also a Licens...

Can Problems with Your Feet, Back or Hips be Caused by Your Toes? – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 184 with Dr. Ray McClanahan Dr. Ray McClanahan, DPM, designed Correct Toes help the foot rehabilitate from the negative effects of conventionally shaped footwear. The device, made of soft, flexible silicone, encourages the toes back into their natural alignment found at birth. With...

Are You Wrong About These Health Trends? – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 183 with Kevin David Rail Kevin David Rail is a  Fitness Nutrition Specialist  with certifications through  ACSM ,  ACE, NASM,  and  AFM,  and he has a  BS in Sport Management/Fitness and Wellness.  He has over  25 years in his field and is  highly sought after . He has been featured in two  critically accl...

8 Weeks to Enjoying Natural Running – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 182 with Rafael Salazar II Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L. "Rafi" is a licensed Occupational Therapist based in Georgia. Rafi has worked in a variety of settings, from orthopedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, to academia, and even healthcare consulting. He spent the majority of his clinical experience wo...

Build Better Feet – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 181 with Petra Fisher   As a movement coach, Petra Fisher creates exercise programs to help you become mobile, strong, functional and more connected with your body. Her programs aren't the same old 'lose weight or die trying' approach. Instead, she'll teach you how to move your body with love: safely, efficiently and effectively!...

Are You Walking Wrong   – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 180 with Katy Bowman Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences. Her work has been featu...

Save Your Life by Walking   – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 179 with Stanley Bronstein Stanley F. Bronstein is an attorney, CPA, broker, and author. 35 years ago, he was an 18-year-old college freshman who weighed close to 300 pounds. Roughly 30 years ago, his weight maxed out at 367 pounds. As recently as early 2009, he weighed 320 pounds. Now, in 2023, he's married; lives in A...

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 Achil...

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 Uni...

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 A...

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...

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...

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 f...

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: - Ho...

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 Dea...

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 educat...

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 p...

Walk Across America? He did…   – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 168 with Jonathon Stalls   Jonathon Stalls (he, his) spent 242 days walking across the United States in 2010 and has continued to move alongside thousands of people for thousands of miles. He identifies as a 'walking artist' with his creative project, Intrinsic Paths. He also founded Walk2Connect in 2012. His work cu...