Exercise and Strong Skin: Are Calluses a Problem or Essential for Strength?
Katy Bowman and Jeannette Loram explore skin strength, focusing on what a callus is, how calluses form on the hands and feet, and how it affects circulation. They also discuss the pros and cons of cal...
10 Sep 20251h 8min
Diabetes and Exercise: How Exactly Muscle Movement Manages Blood Sugar
In this episode, Katy Bowman and Jeannette Loram dive into the fascinating relationship between blood sugar, diet, and movement. They unpack how the body regulates blood sugar, what happens when this ...
20 Aug 20251h 14min
Can Exercise Fix Aging Eyes?
Neuro-optometrist Dr. Appelbaum breaks down the crucial difference between eyesight—what you can see—and vision—how your brain interprets what you see and turns it into action. Together, they explore ...
6 Aug 202559min
What to Do When Rucking Or Carrying Heavy Loads Hurts
Biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram talk about rucking—walking with weight on your back—and other modes of carrying. They touch on the evolutionary history of carrying, carrying in ...
23 Jul 202555min
Dynamic Wardrobes: How Clothes Can Restrict, Encourage or Stabilize Movement
How you get dressed might be impacting the way that you move or the movement choices you are able to make. Katy Bowman and Jeannette Loram highlight how stiff or excessively baggy clothing might be ‘c...
9 Jul 20251h 2min
All About Eccentric Exercise: Get Stronger Doing Half Of An Exercise
If you have heard about eccentric exercise but are unsure of the benefits, what it is or how to do it, this episode is your primer! Eccentric muscle contractions generate more force with less energy t...
25 Jun 20251h 16min
Where Exactly Is Muscle Memory? And Other 'Movement In The News" Headlines
A deeper look into three recent headlines in the body-nerd world. First up, recent research has shown that our skeletal muscles remember training at the protein level - no brain required! This is exci...
11 Jun 202551min
What You Need To Know About Bone 2: It's Not The Mode It's The Load
In this episode, we break down the best approach to taking care of your bones using a government framework: Strong, Steady and Straight. We use this framework to discuss exercise and bone loading at t...
28 Mai 20251h 36min
