Ep 174: Matters of the Heart

Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman

Nutritious Movement

Health & Fitness, Movement, Mobile, Flexibility, Muscles, Fitness, Joints, Active, Mobility, Alternative Health, Exercise

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Biomechanist Katy Bowman and biologist Jeannette Loram discuss Matters of the Heart. They cover the anatomy, tissues and function of the cardiovascular system, highlighting key concepts of heart health that are underappreciated. They discuss the importance of the flexibility of red blood cells, arterial walls and the heart muscle itself. They also explain the vital role of skeletal muscle contraction in healthy circulation. Muscle contraction during exercise not only assists the return of blood to the heart from the extremities, it is also the signal for blood vessels near working muscles to dilate or widen ‘pulling’ blood from arteries into the tissues.

Katy and Jeannette talk about a movement diet to support the cardiovascular system. They emphasize the importance of higher intensity activity for taking the heart and arteries through their full ranges of motion. Their discussion also offers up a much larger buffet of exercise options than you might have previously considered. Strength training, big body work and stress-reducing movement all have complementary benefits for the cardiovascular system.

Also in this episode Katy interviews podiatrist Dr Ray McClanahan, founder of Correct Toes and one of our podcast sponsors. Correct Toes are a toe orthotic designed to return toes to their natural alignment as the widest part of the foot. Ray explains the functional benefits of aligned toes, including improved balance, circulation and strength. Katy and Ray chat about how and why Correct Toes came about and they also discuss the future, with an introduction to some of Correct Toes latest products.

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My Perfect Movement Plan by Katy Bowman
Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman

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1:50.7	This is the Move Your DNA podcast, a show where movement science meets your everyday life.
1:58.4	I'm Katie Bowman, biomechanist, author, and my favorite, get my heart pumping exercise, is running stairs.
2:07.0	And I'm Jeanette Lorham, biologist, movement teacher, and I love swim training and also steep hills to get my heart moving.
2:10.6	Everybody is welcome here. Let's get started.
2:16.4	Okay, today we're going to talk about matters of the heart. Happy February.
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