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Around the globe, we are waking up to how many of our ailments and illnesses can be attributed to our sedentary lifestyles. We have been told to move more to resolve our pain or decrease our risk for certain ailments, but we\u2019re not sure where to start.\nOn today\u2019s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru, talks to Katy Bowman, an internationally recognized biomechanist, author, and science communicator. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington State. In this podcast, we talk about the power of movement and how we can transform our bodies, families, communities, and planet, simply by moving more. We discuss how to easily integrate movement into everyday\xa0life, and how our cells respond to movement the way they respond to a healthy diet. We also talk about the difference between movement and exercise and the importance of embracing a variety of different types of movement, as well as basic exercises to wake up our trillion body parts.\nIn this episode, we dive into:\n-What nutritious movement really means (8:03)\n-How sitting is the new smoking (10:20)\n-What an active lifestyle really looks like (12:17)\n-How our mental health is affected by our movement (22:22)\n-How to set up a dynamic workspace (39:24)\n-Katy\u2019s footwear recommendations (44:16)\n-The importance of community (54:08)\n-The natural relationship between movement and food (55:54)\n-What keeps us from moving (60:36)\n-The influence of environment on the way we move our bodies (65:10)\n-Finding ways to nourish both the body and soul(66:04)\n-Learn more about Katy and her work (71:22)\nSponsor: This episode is sponsored by our partnership with the AirDoctor Air Filter. To get exclusive access to this deal visit www.brokenbrain.com/filter\nInterested in joining Dhru\u2019s\xa0Broken Brain Podcast\xa0Facebook Community? Submit your join request here:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/\nFor more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram\xa0@dhrupurohit, on Facebook\xa0@dhruxpurohit, on Twitter\xa0@dhrupurohit, and on YouTube\xa0@dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at\xa0(302) 200-5643\xa0or click here\xa0https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices