The Movement Movement

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 acclaimed documentary films, Fasting and The Motivation Factor for his expertise as a health and fitness professional.  Kevin is the co-creator of My Inferno Body, a health and fitness app and has done content production, videos, reels, blogs, and exercise programs for such companies as ProLon, FastBlast Smoothie, Life Fitness, Livestrong.com, eHow.com, Wild Warrior Nutrition, and GarageFit. Kevin has helped thousands of people transform their lives and businesses through expertly designed fasting protocols, meal plans and training programs to maximize fat loss, strength, mobility, and brain function. He is also a barefoot run

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 working at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, where he was the lead clinician and clinical education coordinator for the outpatient specialty rehab program. In this role, he treated many veterans with chronic pain and helped to establish an interdisciplinary pain management program. He has worked on projects ranging from patient engagement initiatives to marketing communication campaigns to a multi million dollar project assisting the State of Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities transition individuals out of state institutions to community residences. He has worked as an independ

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! Her courses are based on the latest movement science with a focus on mindfulness and learning, so you can create truly sustainable long-term wellness and feel great. Hundreds of people all over the world are in Petra's Take10 movement coaching, her Joints For Life mobility course and her signature Build Better Feet program. They’ve learned how to exercise sustainably, create whole body strength, and become friends with their bodies again. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Petra Fisher about building better feet. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How getti

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 featured in diverse media including The Today Show, CBC Radio One, The Seattle Times, and Good Housekeeping. One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement,” Bowman has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities, sharing her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message. Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family. Her book, the bestselling Move Your DNA, highlighted the importance of distinguishing be

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 Arizona has authored multiple self-help books. He’s become a catalyst for change who's devoted his life to helping others to change for the better. Oh, and now he weighs 130 pounds. This was done with no drugs and no surgeries. Just hard work and determination. Stanley used to fear change. Now he embraces it because change is a necessary element of growth. If we change, we grow. If we don't change, we don't grow, we stagnate. That’s the simple truth about change. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Stanley Bronstein about saving your life by walking. Here are some of the beneficial topics cov

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.  Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

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 bio

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 KAAT

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

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 topic

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 com

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. Connect with Sam: Guest Contact Info Facebookfacebook.com/sam.mouzer Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

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. Connect with Koby: Guest Contact Info Twitter@b

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

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, st

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 currently moves in the realms of pen and ink drawing, writing and poetry, storytelling with the Pedestrian Dignity project, economic and racial justice organizing, training walk event leaders, guiding meditative practices, and creating long-distance walking routes. His first book, WALK - Slow Down, Wake Up & Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour (North Atlantic Books) was released on August 16, 2022. He is gay/queer and resides primarily in Denver, CO. Visit IntrinsicPaths.com and "Intrinsic Paths" on Patreon.com to learn more about his creative work.  Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Jonathon Stalls

You Don’t Need Orthotics and Don’t Have Plantar Fasciitis  – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 167 with Dr. Stephen Gangemi  Dr. Stephen Gangemi is the founder and creator of the natural health care method, Systems Health Care. He has been in practice since 1998 and opened the Systems Health Care office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in June of 2018. Steve's practice utilizes various holistic methods to help return a person to health as quickly as possible. He has been trained in the fields of functional neurology, biochemistry, acupressure meridian therapies, applied kinesiology as well as dietary, exercise and lifestyle modification methods. If you could sum up in a few words the most apt definition perhaps would be “complementary medicine” or “holistic health care.”  Steve doesn't use the word “alternative” because for him, his family and for many of his patients, this type of health care is not alternative; it is the only one they follow. Conventional medicine is their alternative. It i

Do Shoes Make a Difference? – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 166 Listen to this special solo rant episode of The MOVEMENT Movement about how traditional running shoes don’t improve running performance. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How people don’t run faster because they purchase a certain brand or type of shoe. - Why runners shouldn’t be comparing themselves to other runners and what they wear. - How physics disproves the claims big shoe companies are making about performance. - How carbon fiber does not act like a spring, and why runners must stop believing this. - Why adding additional padding to shoes can be more dangerous for runners. Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

The Best, Fun Exercise for All Ages – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 165 with Paul Hagan At age 14 in 1974, Paul Hagan entered gymnastics training at the Academy of Gymnastics in Grand Rapids, MI. In 1979, he built his first trampoline in a high school shop class; it soon became a passion to build trampolines for friends and family. In 2000, he built a 10 foot by 20 foot super tramp trampoline for personal use. In 2010, he pioneered the first square super tramp and changed the trampoline world which inspired him to begin MaxAir Trampolines with co-owner Steve Chan. Today, Paul continues to design new trampoline technology for tomorrow's bouncers. His works can be found throughout the world in athletic facilities, adventure parks, Broadway sets, Hollywood films and more. Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Paul Hagan about fun exercise for all ages. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How playing on a trampoline is one of the most effect

From Couch Potato to Ultra Marathoner?  – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 164 with Randy Kreill Cancer happened in late 2004, less than two years after Randy Kreill resigned from the work force with nearly 24 years towards a pension with the Dayton Daily News. After leaving the task of building his advertising sales "territory", he dove into full-time parenting to his three daughters. Since then, building a family with his wife, Megan, has been top priority and the greatest gift.  After Randy’s second thyroid cancer surgery, he asked the surgeon how a relatively healthy male gets that type of cancer at age 42. The doctor’s answer was nonsensical; "for all we know it falls from the sky.” Randy smelled BS and searched high and low for answers, for years. Slowly his wellness improved. That years long search for the truth led him to "connecting most of the dots" after reading Born To Run in early 2010. While he'd already downsized homes in '99, during the post cancer years, his interest in min