573: How to Enhance Foot Health and Reduce Foot Pain; Walking for Longevity | Courtney Conley, DC
The Genius Life
Max Lugavere
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Dr. Courtney Conley—founder of Gait Happens and author of the new book Walk—joins Max to unpack how foot health, walking, and modern footwear impact everything from pain and balance to metabolic health, brain function, and longevity.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, hello, it's episode 573 of The Genius Life. Let's rock. |
| 0:05.8 | And say, Genius. |
| 0:07.6 | Afulman. |
| 0:10.4 | Max, look at me. |
| 0:12.2 | Max. |
| 0:14.5 | Can you? |
| 0:15.1 | What is the Genius Life? |
| 0:17.5 | The Genius Life. |
| 0:32.8 | What's going on, everybody? I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and welcome back to The Genius Life, a show where we're all about trying to build high-performance bodies, but today we're starting from the ground up. |
| 0:38.1 | My guest is returning favorite Dr. Courtney Connolly, and this time she's back with a brand new book called Walk, which might just change the way that you think about your feet, your movement, and your |
| 0:42.2 | longevity. In this conversation, we get into why feet may be the missing link in everything from |
| 0:46.8 | chronic pain to poor balance to even metabolic health, how modern shoes could be quietly |
| 0:52.1 | weakening you, and why something as simple as walking |
| 0:54.7 | done right might be one of the most underutilized tools for brain health, blood sugar control, |
| 0:59.9 | and even get this, emotional processing. We also break down practical ways to strengthen your feet, |
| 1:05.1 | rethink your footwear, and build what Courtney calls bulletproof foundation so that you can |
| 1:09.4 | move better, feel better, and stay mobile |
| 1:11.6 | for life. Listen all the way through the end, you're not going to want to miss a beat. And as always, |
| 1:15.0 | don't forget to share this episode with friends and loved ones that you think may benefit from it. |
| 1:18.7 | Before we get started, I just want to give a shout out to Apple podcast app user Chanel goddess, |
| 1:25.1 | who left this lovely review for not just the show but for my body of work |
| 1:30.6 | on the Apple podcast app. They wrote awesome and gave us five stars. Thank you, Max, for sharing |
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