The MOVEMENT Movement Steven Sashen

Do Shoes Make a Difference?
– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 166
Listen to this special solo rant episode of The MOVEMENT Movement about how traditional running shoes don’t improve running performance.
Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How people don’t run faster because they purchase a certain brand or type of shoe.
- Why runners shouldn’t be comparing themselves to other runners and what they wear.
- How physics disproves the claims big shoe companies are making about performance.
- How carbon fiber does not act like a spring, and why runners must stop believing this.
- Why adding additional padding to shoes can be more dangerous for runners.
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The Best, Fun Exercise for All Ages
– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 165 with Paul Hagan
At age 14 in 1974, Paul Hagan entered gymnastics training at the Academy of Gymnastics in Grand Rapids, MI. In 1979, he built his first trampoline in a high school shop class; it soon became a passion to build trampolines for friends and family. In 2000, he built a 10 foot by 20 foot super tramp trampoline for personal use. In 2010, he pioneered the first square super tramp and changed the trampoline world which inspired him to begin MaxAir Trampolines with co-owner Steve Chan. Today, Paul continues to design new trampoline technology for tomorrow's bouncers. His works can be found throughout the world in athletic facilities, adventure parks, Broadway sets, Hollywood films and more.
Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Paul Hagan about fun exercise for all ages.
Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How playing on a trampoline is one of the most effective and fun ways to work out.
- How MaxAir trampolines is one of the world’s highest bouncing trampolines.
- Why it’s important to get a top-quality trampoline.
- How traditional shoes do not act like trampolines despite what their marketing might say.
- Why spending hours on a trampoline is great for both kids and adults.

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@MaxAirTramps
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From Couch Potato to Ultra Marathoner?
 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 164 with Randy Kreill
Cancer happened in late 2004, less than two years after Randy Kreill resigned from the work force with nearly 24 years towards a pension with the Dayton Daily News. After leaving the task of building his advertising sales "territory", he dove into full-time parenting to his three daughters. Since then, building a family with his wife, Megan, has been top priority and the greatest gift. 
After Randy’s second thyroid cancer surgery, he asked the surgeon how a relatively healthy male gets that type of cancer at age 42. The doctor’s answer was nonsensical; "for all we know it falls from the sky.” Randy smelled BS and searched high and low for answers, for years. Slowly his wellness improved. That years long search for the truth led him to "connecting most of the dots" after reading Born To Run in early 2010. While he'd already downsized homes in '99, during the post cancer years, his interest in minimalism grew as he learned of the health benefits of the Tarahumara lifestyle. He was searching for the ideal "hobby" and found it to be ultra-running, minimalist. As much a lifestyle as a "sport", Randy has completed 25 official 100 mile foot races, all in minimalist footwear, most in sandals sans socks, and all on a completely plant food fueled nutrition plan since December 10, 2010. He is currently working to finish building a home he’s been in for well over 20 years, hoping to downsize again. 
As a full-time parent in the suburbs of Ohio, in 2011, Randy took up ultra-running and never stopped. "Born To Run, Experiments in Truth" began then, with no letting up. While the average ultra-runner is into it for about 3.5 years, he’s run over 80 ultra marathons, with just one early overuse injury requiring medical intervention during the summer of '11. Randy has adopted the best habits of the Raramuri as a long term experiment. This includes their more cooperative and less competitive mindset, along with barefoot, ultra-distances, sandals, and plant sourced foods. Since that stress fracture to the fibula during his first 50K, he’s avoided spending a penny with chiropractors and orthopedists.
Randy has been a Xero super fan since the early days of "Invisible Shoes." He took "Run Free" literally and has been actively helping Xero Shoes grow via their affiliate program. In return, his many race fees are covered via referrals without impacting his family’s budget. Not only does he get thousands of miles from a pair of Xero shoes or sandals, but he’s also a regular wearer, tester, and reviewer, so he has a Xero product for virtually everything. Randy learned quickly that if his financial investment was low for running, he could run many more races in beautiful places, meeting wonderful people all along.
Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Randy Kreill about transitioning from a couch potato to an ultra-marathoner.
Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How running barefoot makes you a better runner and promotes living a healthier life.
- Why you should only focus on getting healthier, instead of the disease, if you’re diagnosed with cancer.
- How easy it is to lose sight of your health when you’re consumed by your career.
- Why animal sourced foods mess with your body’s chemistry.
- How you need to have a good diet to have healthy bones.


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@randykreill
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A Contorted Approach to Fitness?
– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 163 with Kristina Canizares
Kristina became a flexibility coach after her own work healing herself from injury and illness. While she had always been flexible, she did not start training contortion until she was 31, about 20 years behind the recommended age.
Throughout most of her 20s, she had struggled with serious health problems and dance and movement became an integral part of her healing. In contortion, she found a physical practice that was as mentally and emotionally challenging as it was physically demanding. She fell in love with the way that flexibility training opens both body and mind.
For five years she trained with renowned Mongolian contortionist Serchmaa Byamba at San Francisco Circus Center. Despite her advanced age, she was able to perform a contortion table act both as a duet with Serchmaa and as a soloist. She accompanied Serchmaa to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to train and learn more about the history and traditions of this beautiful art form.
However the rigors of full-time training began to take their toll, and by 2010 Kristina was suffering from multiple injuries that made her unable to continue. Doctors told her that she would need surgery, and her contortion days were over. After so many years of battling physical limitations in her 20s, Kristina was unable to accept this diagnosis and began searching for other options.
She discovered that the intense stretching had weakened her muscles and connective tissue, resulting in instability and pain. She began to work with a physical therapist to strengthen overstretched muscles and regain her strength.
She earned her Pilates certification through Body Arts and Sciences and applied that knowledge to her own training. Within a year she was performing again, and actually able to achieve movements that had always been too difficult before.
This method formed the foundation for Fit & Bendy. Kristina found that the methods that helped her recovery also helped her flexibility students at Cirque School LA where she founded the contortion and flexibility programs. In 2013 Kristina released her first DVD, Get Bent, and went into private practice.
Since then she has taught thousands of students all over the world and has continued to expand her knowledge of the body, by studying methods including the targeted strengthening practice of Muscle Activation Technique, and the physical therapy techniques of Integrated Kinetic Neurology.

Kristina coaches a wide variety of humans from celebrity performers and elite athletes to those recovering from injury and trauma.
Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Kristina Canizares about a contorted approach to fitness.
 Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How you don’t have to be an athletic person to enjoy movement.
- Why hypermobility syndrome can make it difficult for people to gain strength.
- How people who are hypermobile don’t have as much stretch reflex as other people.
- Why Pilates is a great way to move if you are someone who is hypermobile.
- How it’s more difficult to build strength around your joints when you’re older.


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@fitandbendy
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Lessons from a Barefoot Bodybuilder
 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 162 with Amira Lamb
 Amira Lamb is a fitness pro with close to 30 years of experience in the industry. Amira's love of movement began as a child when she studied gymnastics and dance. But it was the fitness pros she'd see on ESPN in the 80s and early 90s, like Bess Motta, Gilad Janklowicz, and Tami Lee Webb, who inspired her to pursue a career in fitness. While earning her Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from UMASS Amherst, Amirabegan personal training and leading high-energy group fitness classes.

She also competed in bodybuilding, winning her first show when she turned 35 and soon after achieving "Pro Status" with the IFBB federation.

For Amira, the invigorating feeling of exercise and its positive impact on the body drives her to help others find love in fitness and an appreciation for what their bodies can do.

Amira has been an advocate for minimalist footwear and training barefoot when possible for many years.
Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Amira Lamb about being a barefoot bodybuilder.
 Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How sitting on the floor can be more beneficial than sitting on furniture.
- Why becoming a professional bodybuilder can be expensive. 
- How you must incorporate nutrition into your fitness routine to see results you want.
- How there are different exercises you can do to strengthen your feet.
- How being a bodybuilder means having your entire day, including what you eat, planned out.


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Play for Adults. The Secret to Long-Term Health?
 – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 161 with Darryl Edwards
 Darryl Edwards is a former investment banking technologist turned movement coach and author. He is the founder of the Primal Play Method and a physical activity, health and play researcher. 
After almost two decades working as a technologist in investment banking, Darryl transformed his health after adopting a back-to-basics approach to well-being. As a health and movement coach, Darryl now advises people on maintaining a healthy lifestyle—amidst the epidemic of obesity and other chronic lifestyle diseases.
He regularly presents as a keynote and motivational speaker at academic, clinical, health promotion and corporate events worldwide. Darryl's April 2019 TED talk "Why working out isn't working out" discussing the issues with physical inactivity and why most humans hate to exercise—has now been viewed over a million times!
Darryl is author of the best-selling books "Animal Moves" which highlights why humans should move like the animals we are. Inspired by the book’s success he launched a 30-day online course and created a range of fitness decks which have shipped to over 40 countries. The Animal Moves Fitness Decks are fun, fitness cards for adults, juniors (age 7-14), infants (age 3-6), office workers and fitness professionals. In late 2020 he released a children’s picture book called “My First Animal Moves”.
Darryl's work has been published in leading national and international press such as Men's Health, Women's Health, Top Santé, Elle Magazine, Men's Fitness and The Daily Telegraph, and featured on the BBC documentaries Eat to Live Forever, and Doctor In The House. He has also appeared in the full-length documentaries Love Paleo and The Human Longevity Project.
His work has also been highlighted in the NY Times best-selling book "Grit and Grace" by one of the most successful music artists of all time Tim McGraw and in one of the UK's best-selling books of 2018 "The 4 Pillar Plan" by the UK's leading TV Doctor Rangan Chatterjee. 
 Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Darryl Edwards about how playing and having fun is the secret to long term health.
 Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How physical activity is a great gateway to living a healthier life.
- Why it can be difficult to find motivation to go to the gym, and what you should try instead.
- How children ages five to seventeen should be getting a minimum of an hour of physical activity in a day.
- Why children aren’t getting outside and reaching the minimum goal of one hour.
- How people hyper focus on their movement when they are playing a physical game.


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@FitnessExplorer
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