Ep 178: Are Humans Born To Walk?

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

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Katy Bowman and Jeannette Loram kick this episode off with a conversation about British walking idioms and nature-based language. They are then joined by Mark Sisson, author, former distance runner and founder of the minimal shoe company Peluva. Mark, Katy and Jeannette talk about human evolutionary history, walking, health and Mark’s latest book Born to Walk. They discuss how running has become the iconic fitness activity but Mark explains how most people would be better served by abundant walking—combined with some strength training and a small amount of higher intensity exercise—to create a more nourishing and less physically stressful movement diet.

Katy also has a conversation with Karri Bowen-Poole, founder of Smart Playrooms and one of the Move Your DNA sponsors. Smart Playrooms offer equipment and design services for indoor play and activity spaces. Katy and Karri discuss the ethos behind Smart Playrooms, the design process and Karri offers her genius recommendations for equipment to add to every home. Katy and Karri explain how to plan flexible and adjustable spaces so that your movement and play areas stay interesting and grow with your family.

Books Mentioned:

Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane
Born to Walk by Mark Sisson & Brad Kearns
The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson
Born to Run by Mark McDougall
I Know I Should Exercise, But... by Diana Hill & Katy Bowman

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1:56.5	I'm Katie Bowman, biomechanist, author, and I'm pretty sure I was born to walk.
2:03.4	And I'm Jeanette Lorum, biologist, movement teacher, and I would always choose to go by Shanks's Pony.
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