Welcome to Chasing Life.

I wanted to start today's episode by saying this.

If you haven't worked out in a while, if you haven't exercised in a while, I get it.

Okay, I get it.

I know for me, between having three teenagers, having dogs, the carpools, work,

finding time to exercise is not always easy.

But at the same time, it is essential.

It's got to be as important to you as the most important habits in your life.

You've got to make exercise and movement one of those priorities.

And that is why I am recording this podcast right now from the ground.

Okay, I'm going to explain.

I know you can't see me, so you're going to have to take my word for it, and my wife, who is actually helping me right now.

I'm sitting down on the ground, crisscross apple sauce, a man in his mid-50s.

Why? Because it turns out that doing this every day, just sitting on the ground, is really good

for my body. It's really good for my joints and good for my muscles. But also, importantly,

my ability or inability to get up from this position

without really using my hands or any help from Rebecca, that is a real test of my overall

health and fitness. Why? Because it's not about strength. It's about your ability to move your body,

to solve problems that we know are going to become important to you. It's about your ability to move your body to solve problems that we know

are going to become important to you. That's Dr. Kelly Start. He's a physical therapist, a

former professional athlete, co-author of a really good book called Built to Move, the Ten

Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully, and he wrote that book with his wife,

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