Movement Matters

Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement

By: Katy Bowman

Narrated by: Katy Bowman

Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

What if we can make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more?

Movement Matters is a collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking investigation of the mechanics of our sedentary culture and the profound potential of human movement. Here she widens her message and invites us to consider our personal relationship with sedentarism, privilege, and nature. Bowman explores:

• How convenience often means less movement, not more time
• The missing movement nutrients in our food
• How to include more nature in education
• The impact of adding movement to permaculture and ecological models
• Our need for vitamin community and group movement

Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world.

©2016 Katy Bowman (P)2016 Katy Bowman

My key take away

Move more, but also make sure you do not allow movement "vitamins" to replace a well balanced movement "diet".

Interesting Read

This book will expand your mind and entertain you. It’s like Freakonomics meets exercise and nutrition science.

Katy Bowman knows what's up

Katy Bowman has genuinely changed the way I live my life every single day. This book is short, but is remarkably dense, serving as a thesis of her years of teaching. For that reason, I am not sure it is the best entry into her work (I'd start with Move Your DNA) but it is beautiful, profound, and joyous.

Phenomenal read, will change your life if you let it

On my third listen and I just keep learning and gaining more from each read/listen of the book. If these ideas are given proper thought and consideration- this book could truly change your life and start healing our world. A must read!!

Love this book

I cannot express how beautifully his book is written, how wonderful it is to hear it rea by the author and how incredibly important the message is. I wish I could get everyone on the planet to read this book!

wow

provided a very intelligent perspective and fun outtakes in last chapter! a super idea awesome

Eye-opening, life-changing, and accessible.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have and will recommend this audiobook to many friends. Katy Bowman's writing has always been transformative for my body, and this book, should we read it and take its message to heart, will transform the earth's body as well. This is far from an exercise book--it's a critique of our entire sedentary culture, as well as a map for changing it.

Any additional comments?

The performance is fantastic and the blooper reel at the end is a hilarious bonus!

Great if you're OK with difficult things

Honestly the idea of the book is amazing. It makes complete sense and I commend the author for realizing the simple point. I've started to, kind of, do my part by walking barefoot more and getting off my smart phone so much. But, it is so ingrained into us as a society that it will be very hard to change. But she has started and is forging ahead.

Incredible way to view the world!

Incredible way to view the world and how we are all a part of it. Not just drifting through it. Hitting key points on human AND animal adaptation, to survive, possibly even thrive. You've got a great talent for having a concept be understanding.

Really enjoyed the cuts, from production, added at the very end. Katy, you are brilliant, in many ways. You call them essays and not a full on book. Either way, easy read... listening.

You and your sound take on human "ailments" being effects of habits and our environment; is in a way calming to the heart and soul. As you've pointed out. History had some of these answers, yet not all know them.
You are very much appreciated.

life changing

Really makes you question modern lifestyles and the quality of the science behind what is normal for human beings.