Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais Built To Move — How To Take Care Of Your Body | Dr. Kelly Starrett
Movement Snacks
- Kelly Starrett recommends taking short walks and squeezing glutes when standing up after prolonged sitting.
- This helps counteract the negative effects of inactivity and maintain movement.
Posture Reset
- Kelly suggests simple shoulder and chest exercises while sitting to improve posture and upper body mobility.
- Engaging these muscles can alleviate neck and back pain caused by prolonged sitting.
Movement Assessment
- Regularly assess your movement by sitting on the ground to identify limitations and track progress.
- Addressing these limitations proactively is key to maintaining mobility and independence as you age.
How can we ensure that we function optimally and feel great as we age? What makes a durable human? How do we combat the effects of our modern, more sedentary ways of being on our body’s need for activity? These are a few of the questions that this week’s guest, Dr. Kelly Starrett, can help us answer.
Known as a “mobility pioneer,” Kelly’s career as a doctor of physical therapy has led him to some extraordinary places. He consults athletes and coaches from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, US Olympic Team and CrossFit; he works with elite military personnel; and he consults with world-leading corporations on employee health and well-being. Kelly’s work, however, is not limited to coaches and athletes – he believes that every human being should know how to move and be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves.
The author of two best-selling books, “Becoming a Supple Leopard” and “Ready to Run,” and co-founder of the mobility training platform, The Ready State, Kelly’s work offers comprehensive tools and foundational wisdom to optimize movement and unlock pain-free performance. His newly released book “Built to Move,” which he co-wrote with his wife Juliet, guides readers through the ten essential habits to help you move freely and live fully.
In this thought-provoking conversation, we explore why intentional movement is so vital to our well-being over time, best practices for managing stress and pain, and what it means to have a game plan for the long game.
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