Katy Bowman
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Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world?
Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment.
Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold)
Here Bowman widens her there...
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Many work hard on good posture and better walking and running alignment, but it's critical to understand how what you put on your feet each day can play a bigger role in the function of your feet, ankles, knees, hips, and spine than you might realize.
By applying the principles in this book, you will be able to restore your foundation and prevent dysfunction. ―Ray McClanahan, DPM, inventor of Correct Toes
Biomechanist and author of Simple Steps...
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Rethink Your Position is every body's guide to everyday alignment. It explains how to check the way different areas are moving now, includes precision exercises to get important parts moving better, and shows how making small changes can increase your physical activity all day long--not only at the gym, but at the office, in the kitchen, on a walk with friends ... even while you're sleeping.--Publisher.
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Our abdominal muscles are rarely broken; rather, their weakness is a reflection of how little we use our entire body. Whether you have diastasis recti, a hernia, are postnatal, or simply have a very weak midsection-this is the definitive whole-body guide to restoring your core!
Abdominal muscles have many important jobs; twisting the spine safely, accommodating pregnancy, protecting your abdominal organs, and even breathing are just some of the jobs...
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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...
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What if your pain and lack of mobility isn't due to your age, but your habits? What if changing how you move can change how you feel, no matter your age?
Dynamic Aging is an exercise guide to restoring movement, especially for healthy feet, better balance, and the activities of daily life. Biomechanist and movement teacher Katy Bowman shares exercises and habit modifications for varying fitness and mobility levels. Dynamic Aging:
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Troubleshoot your human machine and resolve the deeper alignment issues affecting your health. Through her blog, Katy Says biomechanist Katy Bowman has been educating hundreds of thousands of people about optimal alignment and natural movement since 2007. Alignment Matters contains the first five years of her short essays, in an easy-to-follow format. Starting with the feet and working all the way up to the head, Bowman's clear, engaging text lays...
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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...
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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...
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Don't just treat your foot pain - strengthen your feet to prevent it.
Back with an expanded edition of her popular book Every Woman's Guide to Foot Pain Relief, biomechanist Katy Bowman has created a new version for both men and women in all walks of life.
With updated material to explain exactly how to strengthen and mobilize your feet, Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief will show you how to change the way you move your body to prevent pain, heal...
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Dr. Joan Vernikos former director of NASA's Life Sciences Division and author of Sitting Kills, Moving Heals. This new expanded edition of the bestselling Move Your DNA features an exercise glossary and a three-level exercise program. Accessible and fascinating, Move Your DNA is a game-changer in the world of health, fitness, and movement science. Hailed as offering a pioneering and paradigm-shifting perspective on exercise, this book:
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¿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...