Katy Bowman

How can we unlock whole-body movement when our feet have been bound for decades? Is it as simple as kicking off our shoe-shackles and releasing our feet into the wild? Whole Body Barefoot will help you safely and effectively transition to minimal footwear, reaping the enormous benefits of freeing your feet without injuring yourself along the way.

Katy Bowman explains the larger picture when it comes to DR including body alignment; frequency of movement; the effects of all-day forces, like intra-abdominal pressure; and why a few exercises simply aren't enough for long-term success. You need to learn a new way to move for an improved set of core muscles. Because the abdominals are connected directly and indirectly to every other part of the body, Diastasis Recti lays out a whole-body corrective...

From biomechanist and bestselling author Katy Bowman comes her eagerly anticipated guide to getting kids―from babies to preteens―and their families moving more, together, outside. 2021 INDIE Awards Gold Winner (Family & Relationships category) Katy Bowman is my go-to expert on the importance of movement for the body. Grow Wild is no exception to that. Filled with delightful, rich nuggets of information on everything from the best shoes to put...

A nutritious 'movement diet' is essential to our well-being. This book contains all the ingredients we need. –Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of Young Forever, The Pegan Diet, and The Blood Sugar Solution This book is elegant and immediately actionable. You cannot help but be changed simply by reading it. –Kelly Starrett, DPT, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, Deskbound, and Built to Move We...

Bestselling Move Your DNA has shaken up the health and fitness world with this message: there is more to movement than exercise. A landmark in explaining biomechanics. Dr. Joan Vernikos, Former Director of NASA's life science division and author of Sitting Kills, Moving Heals It's often said that movement is medicine, but rarely is the how behind the power of movement explained. It's not only our whole body that's moving; our cells are being moved...

As seen on the Today Show, Dynamic Aging isn't that same old senior fitness, senior stretching, senior strength book you've seen again and again. This book is about using simple exercises to feel better and get back to living vitally no matter your age. Don't blame your age if you're feeling creaky. It could just be the way you're using (or not using) your body. ―Washington Post on Dynamic Aging as a Book for the Ages Movement is a powerful tool...

¿Sabías que el sendentarismo que impera nuestro modo de vida actual es la máxima amenaza de nuestra salud? Katy Bowman, autora bestseller del New York Times, identifica multitud de enfermedades y dolencias relacionadas con nuestra antinatural falta de movimiento. Mueve tu ADN es un libro apasionante, escrito de forma muy personal y divertida que, entre otras cosas, explica las claves científicas de nuestra necesidad de movimiento natural, incluso...

If sitting is indeed the new smoking, then certainly we should quit. But is sitting really the problem, or is something else going on? Is getting better as simple as kicking over your chair and standing all day in front of the same computer, under the same fluorescent lighting or is there something more to be learned from the data about how people work best? Don't Just Sit There explains why swapping one static position for another isn't taking a...