Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman

Ep 105: Things That Swing

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Find out what boobs, balls, and arms have in common. In the first of this special summer series, Katy Bowman reads three of her favorite essays from h...

Ep 104: Death Moves

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and guests talk about the ways in which movement can be an intrinsic part of grieving, and how we could look at our experience of grief as...

Ep 103: The city moves you

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about walkability on this podcast, but what does it really mean? And how does urban design and the built environment shape the way we mo...

Ep 102: Being on the land

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and Philip Brass, who is a member of the Peepeekisis First Nation in the Treaty Four Territory of Canada, discuss Indigenous food sovereig...

Ep 101: Social Media is (STILL) Shaping Your Body

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi friends. It’s me, Katy. I am ready for—in the process of, really—a social media prune. Many of you are picking up what I’m putting down on ...

Ep 100: The Ultimate Movement Expert

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you moving the way you want to be moving? In which areas of your body or life have you begun to move better, and in which areas do you still desir...

Ep 99: Your Environment Moves You

10 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and Dr. Ihi Heke talk about movement and indigenous approaches to health, including Heke's Maori framework--that our relationship with whe...

Ep 98: Walking the talk

27 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and Ben Pobjoy on how moving your body can also move your community. @BenPobjoy on Instagram@DemocraticExercise on InstagramDemocraticExe...

Ep 97: NATURE SCHOOL MOVES

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and two teachers from Olympic Nature Experience talk about how to get more nature—and more wonder—into your life.Raven and Crow is fro...

Ep 96: Birth and the Shapeshifting Pelvis

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and Gail Tully on why a baby moving through a pelvis has almost nothing in common with a couch moving through a stairwell, a watermelon mo...

Ep 95: The Maple Syrup Workout

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wild food forager Sam Thayer talks with Katy Bowman about how he began foraging out of necessity, but now his body craves the nutrition—and nutritio...

Ep 94: WILDERNESS MOVES

30 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman and Doniga Markegard, author of Dawn Again, talk wilderness, movement, and moving in and with nature.Katy’s Unshoes post on Instagram.Do...

Ep 93: The expedition within each of us

16 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman interviews Jason Lewis, author of The Expedition Trilogy, about his self- powered circumnavigation of the globe, and how each of us has ou...

Ep 92: REFLECT on 2017 before you RESOLVE in 2018.

02 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of the year again: Your Health and Movement Year-end Review! Join Katy and a special guest as they look back on their movement and he...

Ep 91: Between the Lines 11 - You do know squat!

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet that honestly, she’s not surprised she had a felt advent calendar instead of one with chocolates. KB’s...

Ep 90: Between the Lines 10 - Movements matter...even the ones in public bathrooms

07 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the tenth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephan...

Ep 89: Between the Lines 9 - Movement Matters so much, we’re devoting the next couple episodes to it!

24 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the ninth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stephan...

Ep 88: Between the Lines 8 - Calf Stretch

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Katy Says podcast… This is the eighth in a series of special episodes we’re calling Between the Lines, where Katy Bowman and Stepha...

Ep 87: Between the Lines 7 - Diastasis Recti…it’s for anyone who has a torso!

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why Diastasis Recti is the perfect title for this book, despite what some contest judges may think.Diastasi...

Ep 86: Between the Lines - Don’t Just Sit There…but don’t just stand there, either.

12 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet that the way we work now is probably killing us, and we might want to maybe move a little.Don’t Just Sit There: ht...

Ep 85: Between the Lines - It Starts With Feet

29 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why she’s written two books about feet, and why she could easily write a bunch more.Simple Steps to Foot Pain Reli...

Ep 84: Between the Lines - Stay Golden

15 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet about Dynamic Aging, the sassy septuagenarians with whom she wrote it, and why it’s really a book for anyone who h...

Ep 83: Under Pressure

01 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Calluses. Most of us have them, but do you really know why they are? Katy makes this mailbag a one-question-only show by peeling some research down to...

Ep 82: Between the Lines, And That's What Move Your DNA is All About!

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Domet leads Katy Bowman into a deep discussion of Katy's book Move Your DNA.Find details on Katy's other comings and goings here: nutritious...

Ep 81: Between the Lines - Alignment Matters, and so does Movement

04 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Alignment Matters and Movement Matters, in which Katy Bowman tells Stephanie Domet why most of her readers lean either Alignment Matters or Movement M...

Ep 80: Social Media is Shaping Your Body

27 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today is a bonus episode as Katy prepares to take a social media break. She will be talking to you about why and how to transition away from social me...

Ep 79: Between the Lines, Part One

20 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Domet asks Katy Bowman why she writes books, why she writes so MANY books, and why she wants to spend some podcast time talking about them. ...

Ep 78: We Got Your Back

13 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We set things straight in this episode, shouldering your back-related mailbag questions in an effort to help you understand how the state of your back...

Ep 77: Breastfeeding Ecology, Part 2

30 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We’re going to take another step back, and look at breastfeeding from an ecological standpoint. Breastfeeding isn’t one single behavior, but a cat...

Ep 76: The Sleep Show

16 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sleep: we do it for a third of our lifetimes but it is still a mystery to many. In this special edition of our Movement Mailbag, Katy answers the ques...

Ep 75: A Social Media Break

02 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone needs breaks, especially from our devices and social media, but we don’t take them often enough for our health. In this episode, Katy discu...

Ep 74: Mailbag

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s MAILBAG TIME! Your questions are answered by Katy and Dani in this episode. w00t!

Ep 73: Dynamic Aging

21 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman’s latest book, while written with and for the older population in mind, is truly for every body at every age. This episode combines a on...

Ep 72: Breastfeeding Ecology, Part 1

21 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Breastfeeding is often portrayed using images of serenity—a mother and baby, often reclining or relaxing inside the house, mother gazing lovingly at...

Ep 71: Movement is Not Medicine

07 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When we focus on the condition of our bodies, we tend to approach it with an exercise science mindset. What if we worried less about achieving the ide...

Ep 70: Alignment Matters, Still

24 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After 9 years, Katy has put her eponymous blog, Katy Says, to bed. Katy shares why now, and what the blog has meant not only to her, but to so many of...

Ep 69: Natural Movement and Variability

10 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We are aiming for variety in our movement, in both frequency and kind. But what about the variability of location? Seasonal variability? Movement chan...

Ep 68: How Did You Move in 2016?

27 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Description: 2016 is D-O- N-E and we’re moving on to 2017! So, how did you move in 2016? What steps did you take to improve your health and your lif...

Ep 67 - A Nature Education

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A nature education isn’t just about being in “school”, but about getting more nature into your life. Katy and Dani talk about ways to bring more...

Ep 66 - Importance of Movement in Uncertain Times

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

There is A LOT going on, and many of us feel overwhelmed We are entering a common stressful period—can you say “holiday season”?—compounded by...

Ep 65 - Transitioning to Floor Sitting

15 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Fonz wasn’t the only one who wanted you to “sit on it”: floor sitting comes with multiple benefits for your body and your environment. Want ...

Ep 64 - Movement Ecology: Live Audience Podcast Recording

01 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Originally recorded in March 2016, this is a live audience podcast recorded at the Nutritious Movement Center in Sequim, Washington. It is a companion...

Ep 63 - Movement Matters #2: Personal Mission Statement

18 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The second part of a 3-episode companion series is intended as a sort of study guide for Katy’s upcoming book, Movement Matters, in which Katy discu...

Ep 62 - Dani Reads Movement Matters

04 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dani got to preview Katy’s upcoming book, Movement Matters.

Ep 61 - Get a Grip!

27 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Studies reveal that millennials’ grip strength is 10% less than test subjects in the same age range 30 years ago. Cause for concern, or cause for se...

Ep 60 - Swingers

13 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

What ARE you doing with your arms when you’re walking? What about uphill? What if you’re holding a dog leash? Let’s get down to arm-swing town w...

Ep 59 - MEGA Movement Mailbag

30 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Housecleaning time, so Katy answers your letters in an extra-long, MEGA Movement Mailbag.

Ep 58 - A Funeral for Foot Pain

16 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy and Dani hold a festive wake for Katy’s first book, Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief, and celebrate its reincarnation.

Ep 57 - Furniture-Free Freak Goes Mainstream

05 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy gives us some backstage access to the Prevention magazine feature that puts her message about movement in the centerfold, as well as sharing some...

Ep 56 - Simple Steps to a Tech Break

21 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Originally intended as time savers, our handheld devices have become time gobblers, and the easiest way to fritter away time is with social media. Kat...

Ep 55 - An Evening with Katy & Dani in Boulder

07 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy and Dani recorded a live-audience podcast at the historic Boulder Bookstore and share thoughts on their whirlwind day of food, fun, family and fr...

Ep 54 - Sedentary Culture in the News

25 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Language—and words—matter. Recent headlines in the news can lead to a murky grasp of how health and wellness are really attained, and what we’re...

Ep 53 - Movement Mailbag #4

17 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: walking with neuropathy pain, breathing while hanging, and tricky technical advice.

Ep 52 - Babies and Movement, Part 2

03 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy and Dani deliver Part 2 of the Babies and Movement episode, and isn’t it a cutie? Katy follows up on some listener questions conceived during P...

Ep 51- Babies and Movement, Part 1

19 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 1 of the Baby Show, Katy discusses baby biomechanics! Did you know that load and frequency affect the stages of development—like how babies ...

Ep 50 - Movement, Period.

12 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Katy Says isn’t just for females! If you’re a real anatomy geek or student of human movement, this show is for you. Because if per...

Ep 49 - Special Edition Katy Says Movement Mailbag!

01 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Shoe wear, knee pain, Cheerios, muscle cars and cultural clarification

Ep 48 - Dem Bones

29 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

What is osteoporosis? What about bone mineral density? In this episode, Katy helps us dig deeper into bone health. You’ll learn more about bone shap...

Ep 47 - Food Forces

15 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sure, you guzzle lots of kale smoothies and there are no GMOs in your salad. But have you thought about the mechanical nutrition in your diet? In this...

Ep 46 - Katy Says Movement Mailbag #3

08 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Cracked heels, scoliosis, tailbone pain and arthritic feet

Ep 45 - Natural Movement and Eyes

01 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

You move your body, and your body is moved by your environment. The eyes are no exception. This episode focuses on two of your most important sensory ...

Ep 44 - The Skinny on Fat

16 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy spends some time helping reframe “fat” as we discuss fat and the roles it plays in our bodies, and how the fat we have is simply a response t...

Ep 43 - Katy Says Movement Mailbag

09 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Squatting, Transitioning to Furniture-Free, & Inspiring Older Kids to Move Outside

Ep 42 - Cardio & Natural Movement

02 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How well is your body responding to your bouts of cardio exercise? Katy defines what we’re talking about when we refer to “cardio”, and then fin...

Ep 41 - 5 Ways to Move You Closer to Better Health

19 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Health isn’t just about the numbers, and there are many signs of success when it comes to moving you toward a healthier lifestyle. Katy suggests 5 h...

Ep 40 - Katy Says Movement Mailbag

12 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: leg length discrepancies, diastasis recti limitations and squats and pelvic floor health alternatives for a wheelchair-bound listener...

Ep 39 - Stack Your Life for More Natural Movement

05 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We are all given the same 24 hours but it always seems like it takes a trade-off to fit certain things in to that day. If you want to work out, does i...

Ep 38 - How Did You Move in 2015?

29 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Resolutions are only about what you hope to accomplish, but a health recap lets you look both forward and back in order to more clearly define your go...

Ep 37 - Moving Through the Winter

15 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Short, dark days and long, cold night might make you want to crawl under a blanket until April, but Katy makes the case for getting your natural movem...

Ep 36 - Nutritious Movement

01 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve dipped our toes in the water before, but now let’s dive in and define “Junk Food Movement” in the way that we use it when defining Nutri...

Ep 35 - Diastasis Recti—The Book!

17 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Bowman’s 6th book is out—and looks like it might be the biggest yet. Why? Because so many people deal with diastasis recti but have little su...

Ep 34 - Thoughts on Incontinence

03 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Over 25 million Americans suffer from some form of incontinence. Most sufferers don’t like to talk about it. For those that do, they are offered few...

Ep 33 - Cycling

20 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

If you cycle, you’re fit, right? Riding a bike is not a natural human movement, and cycling a lot with little other movement endeavors has the compo...

Ep 32 - Enter the Gait Lab

06 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Do you walk? Is the nutritional value of your walking the equivalent of eating only Cheese Puffs for sustenance? Walking, like every natural human mov...

Ep 31 - Wassup, Katy?

29 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

One of the awesome things about Katy Bowman is how much useful content she produces for our human bodies—and this past summer she was crazy busy wri...

Ep 30 - Back-to-School Biomechanics

15 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Back-to-school time is here! A kid needs a decent breakfast to start the school day, but what about movement nutrients? School can bring movement-hind...

Ep 29 - The Skin Show

08 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Katy’s Got Skin in the GameYou squat, you hang, you climb, and you threw your couch to the curb—all for the sake of more natural movement. But are...

Ep 28 - It’s a Mail Bag Show!

18 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mail call! Katy answers listener questions! From cracked heels to torso troubles, and psoas release for special populations to flaccid muscles, these ...

Ep 27 - Fashion Movement

04 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Skinny jeans, tight belts, compression undergarments—when your clothing changes your shape, it also changes how you move and the results can be hard...

Ep 26 - The Ben Show

21 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

So, this guy—Ben—mentions Katy in a tweet. But it wasn’t just any tweet. It featured one of the coolest, most inspiring transformation stories w...

Ep 25 - Headlines that Move

07 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The news lately has been filled with exciting body nerd news: After 56 years perched in high heels, Barbie can now wear flats. That’s big news, righ...

Ep 24 - Community

23 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Katy Says focuses on building and leveraging your community—both in town and online—to help achieve goals of healthier, happier li...

Ep 23 - Nature School

09 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A School Without WallsMost kids in America spend 7 hours a day sitting in a chair inside a building for their education. Other options exist for educa...

Ep 22 - Household Movement Hacks

19 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Getting more natural movement can be challenging in our comfortable, modern-convenience society. Katy shares ideas for movement hacks—using your dai...

Ep 21 - Is Exercise Junk Food?

05 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a hot headline lately—Exercise Less, Move More. But what does that mean?Is exercise really bad for you? Or is it possibly just the Junk Food ...

Ep 20 - I’m All About the BASE, Part 2

20 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The suspense is over…It’s Part 2 of I’m All About the BASE! More of your pressing foot questions get answers, Dani channels Meghan Trainor for K...

Ep 19 – I’m All About the BASE, Part 1

13 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Feet—where would you be with them? You’d be footless (which is not as cool as footloose). However, most of us treat our feet as if they were not o...

Ep 18 - Whole Body Barefoot

02 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Join Katy and Dani as they discuss Katy’s latest book and why it’s a must-read for anyone with feet. Whether you’ve got back pain, neck pain or ...

Ep 17 - Katy Bowman’s MovNat Vacation

23 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered how Katy Bowman—hard-working biomechanist, writer, teacher and problem-solver—takes a break? Here’s a hint: it contains some serio...

Ep 16 - The Solution Show

09 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

No Time? Got Toddlers? Work in a Cubicle? No Moolah for Barefoot Shoes? Katy Bowman, Biomechanist & Problem-Solver Extraordinaire, spends a nice l...

Ep 15 - The Balls Show!

21 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

 It’s the BALLS Show! Katy and Dani are hanging around, talking about the importance of male dangly bits and why whole body movement matters to the...

Ep 14 - The Boob Show

03 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded in Ventura in front of a live audience, this episode tackles breast health--it involves more than you'd think--and involves lots of hand moti...

Ep 13 - 100 Questions in 30 Minutes

15 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered what it be like if you could corner Katy Bowman at a party and ask her everything you've ever wanted to know? Here's as close a...

Ep 12 - The Car Show

02 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Unless you were born, raised and reincarnated repeatedly on top of a Tibetan mountaintop, at some point, you'll end up sitting in a car. Listen as Kat...

Ep 11 - Diastasis Recti

17 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Gaps are great, when they are SUPPOSED to be there. When they're not, you can spend all day and LOTS of moolah trying to "fix" your abs to no avail. T...

Ep 10 - The Core

03 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This episode can help you move past the buzz word and gain a better understanding of your middle. Listen while Katy discusses the importance of a rela...

Ep 9 - Treadmills

20 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Katy answers "Is there a difference between treadmill walking and overground walking?". Everything you've ever wanted to know about the loads you plac...

Ep 8 - Move Your DNA

06 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

You are how you move! Katy's latest book is available and will change the way we view wellness and our abilities to change the way we use our bodies. ...

Ep 7 - Don't Just Sit There! Exploring Dynamic Workstations

24 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Katy discusses her upcoming e-book/multimedia project entitled "Don't Just Sit There" with Mark Sisson, creator of Mark's Daily Apple and author of "T...

Ep 6 - Thoughts on the Vibram Kerfuffle

10 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded earlier in May 2014, when the Vibram lawsuit made headlines. Here is Katy's blog post on the matter: Katy Says: My Thoughts on the Vibram Law...