Katy Bowman

"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: explains how movement works right down to the cellular level; examines the differences between the movements in a typical hunter-gatherer's life and the movements in a convenience-riddled lifestyle; discusses the issues with using exercise like...

"Learn how to kids--from babies to preteens--and their families moving more, together, outside."--Inside front jacket flap

"Don't just relieve foot pain-prevent it from happening again. Biomechanist Katy Bowman is back with an expanded edition of her popular book Every Woman's Guide to Foot Pain Relief, and it's for everyone-men and women, no matter what state (or shoe) they're in. With updated material and new visuals that illustrate exactly how to target problem areas, Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief will show you how to prevent pain-and how to heal your feet and halt...

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...

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.

Introduction to habits that viewer has that increases body damage/ailment; five prescribed movements (Rx...ercises) targeting muscles and joints involved in ailment; additional information on simple changes one can make in daily life for improved health specific to one's health situation.

So many people suffer from chronic backaches, but where do they come from? Here you'll come to understand the origian of the back pain, and get a simple and deeper understanding on how to re-educate the body on proper movement and alignment. These gentle exercises work to free up the spine and can even be done while traveling on the road.

Katy Bowman, M.S., discusses how chronic ailments can be alieviated by altering one's movement habits. Includes five prescribed movements to improve circulation, waste removal, muscle and bone strength, and overall health. This installment in the Aligned and well series deals with improving physical balance, specifically focusing on agility while aging, fear of falling, independent living, fall prevention, shuffling, and weak hips.