In this episode, Breaking Muscle Radio speaks with biomechanist Katy Bowman. Katy has earned an international reputation for reducing pain, increasing bone density, improving metabolic health, and solving pelvic floor mysteries.

00:13 - Introduction to Katy Bowman
01:05 - Katy's journey from bookworm to natural mover
06:43 - Our innate human instinct to not move
08:17 - Movement as nutrition
11:45 - Exercise versus movement
14:05 - A nutritious day of movement
15:23 - Thinking outside the exercise box
17:37 - How to put nutritious movement into practice on a daily basis
19:43 - Why feet are important and how can we help them do their job
22:52 - How to transition to nutritious movement without causing other problems
26:00 - How minimizing the furniture you use can help
29:20 - The distinction between moving and how active your muscles are
32:51 - Why the squat is such an important movement
36:30 - Squatting, kegels, pelvic floor health, and muscle tension
40:55 - What a healthy pelvic floor requires
42:43 - Squatting during pregnancy
47:34 - Kids and movement
54:15 - Choosing not to be captives of our environment
56:34 - Katy's details and upcoming projects

Making Your Movement More Nutritious With Katy Bowman

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