The Connection Between Body Movements and our Emotional & Physical health with Henry Abbott

Feel Good Podcast with Kimberly Snyder

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Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Education, Talk Radio, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Kimberly Snyder speaks with Henry Abbott, a former ESPN journalist and physical movement expert, discussing his new book 'Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance.' They explore the importance of heart-led living, the connection between movement and emotional well-being, and the significance of understanding our body's mechanics to prevent injuries. The conversation emphasizes the need for diverse movement practices, the role of weightlifting, and the impact of hydration and nutrition on overall health. Abbott shares insights on how to improve mobility and stability, particularly focusing on the hips, and the importance of trusting our bodies to move freely and joyfully.

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Chapters

00:00 Heart-Led Living and Wellness Introduction

00:53 Exploring Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention

03:06 The Importance of Connection to Movement

05:42 Understanding Movement Patterns and Injury Risks

09:01 The Role of Hips in Mobility and Stability

12:00 Weightlifting and Its Benefits for Women

15:00 Hydration and Nutrition for Optimal Performance

17:38 The Science of Movement and Body Awareness

20:50 Fascial Release and Its Impact on Mobility

23:31 The Interconnection of Physical and Emotional Health

26:35 Embracing Diverse Movement Practices

29:31 The Role of Animals in Understanding Movement

32:41 Conclusion and Call to Action

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Feel Good podcast, which is all about heart-led living and wellness.
0:07.8	When we awaken the power of our hearts and let that guide us through our daily choices and decisions, through our four cornerstones, food, body, emotional well-being, and spiritual growth, we will experience the most incredible
0:22.8	results and create more vitality, health, strength, peace, abundance, and love in our lives.
0:32.0	I am your host, Kimberly Snyder, New York Times best-selling author, founder of Saluna,
0:39.3	creator of the research-based heart-aligned meditation, wellness expert, nutritionist, and international speaker.
0:45.3	I am passionate about supporting you on your unique heart and wellness journey.
0:51.3	Let's get started.
0:53.3	Hi everyone. wellness journey. Let's get started.
1:02.8	Hi, everyone. Welcome back to our Monday interview show. I am so excited for our very special guest. Joining us here today, Henry Abbott, who is a former ESPN journalist, a physical
1:10.5	movement expert, and he has a new best-selling
1:13.7	book out called Ballistic, the new science of injury-free athletic performance, talks about
1:20.9	research on pain, psychology, biomechanics, and neuroplasticity. And as we all know, this is such an important
1:29.4	topic today to increasing our mobility, keeping our mobility going for decades to come, to really
1:36.1	enjoying our lives, to living with our hearts, to living with passion, to avoiding injuries
1:40.7	and aches and pains, which really detract so much from our enjoyment of life,
1:45.8	our spiritual growth, so many things. So Henry, thank you so much for being here with us today.
1:51.7	It's a delight. Thank you for having me. And so you and I were chatting a little bit before
1:57.2	about your daughter. I know it was involved in soccer. And I was saying, Henry, I love your book.
2:02.7	Really cool cover, by the way, if any of you guys are watching this on YouTube, or if you're listening, check out our YouTube so you can see the beautiful cover. And I said, you know, at first, you know, you say, oh, athletic performance. And some could say, hey, well, I'm not really an athletes, so this doesn't apply to me. But as I got into
2:18.7	the research in the book, and there's some really interesting things that you'll talk about here,
2:23.2	about glutes, really helping with back pain, hips, like lots of things. I said, you know,
2:28.8	this is such an important topic for women and everyday women like me and moms.
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