Why The Modern World Is Breaking Your Body, And How To Fix It! | Roger Frampton

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Mental Health, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Reset Month 4: ALIGN Why Your Body Isn’t Broken, It’s Confused. In this powerful episode of Begin Again, movement expert Roger Frampton challenges everything we’ve been told about aging, pain, and flexibility. If you've ever thought, “My body just isn’t what it used to be,” this conversation will make you rethink what’s really going on. Roger reveals how our modern world, from the way we sit to how we exercise, has deprogrammed our bodies from moving the way they were designed to. He explains why it's not your age that's holding you back, but decades of learned stillness, and how to take your mobility back at any stage of life. From the shocking truth about when we start losing natural movement (it’s earlier than you think), to why the gym might be doing more harm than good, this episode is full of game-changing insights. You’ll also learn: -The daily habit that’s more important than working out -Why mobility is as easy and essential as brushing your teeth - What “training for your 80-year-old self” really looks like Whether you're recovering from injury, struggling with stiffness, or just want to move and feel better for the long haul, this episode will inspire you to rethink your body, and your future. ` Like, comment, and subscribe for more Reset Month episodes. Tap the bell to stay updated!💚 🎁 Don’t miss our RESET giveaway! Sign up for the Begin Again newsletter for exclusive tools and a chance to win over £750 in wellness prizes http://beginagainshow.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=reset Follow us here: 📸 https://www.instagram.com/beginagain 🎥 https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod Follow Roger: https://www.instagram.com/rogerframpton/ By Roger's Books: https://roger.coach/books (00:00) INTRO (01:29) Intro to Movement & Flexibility (03:16) Modelling’s Impact on Movement (06:22) Future-Proofing Your Joints (09:40) Mistakes with Joints & Ligaments (17:39) Western Culture’s Aversion to Movement (23:53) LINT Ad (25:01) Ancient & Brave Ad (26:19) Basics of Flexibility (28:39) Importance of Balance (31:16) Listening to Your Body (40:25) Mindfulness in Movement (44:02) Achieving Change Through Training (47:22) Changing the Movement Culture (52:18) Insights from Movement Classes (52:34) Building a Mobility Habit (53:48) Mental Benefits of Mobility (56:13) Books: Stretch & The Flexible Body Discover Lindt Excellence… Expect Delicious. Ancient & Brave - Subscribe and Save 20% + Free Ritual Scoop at Ancientandbrave.earth/planet Ancient & Brave - Subscribe and Save 20% + Free Ritual Scoop at Ancientandbrave.earth/planet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everyone has had the same message.
0:02.0	As you get older, your body declines and there's nothing you can do about it.
0:05.6	I just want people to realize the truth.
0:08.4	And studies have proven that regardless of age, you can make phenomenal changes to your body.
0:13.8	Where do we start going wrong?
0:15.4	Well, we know if we want to live longer.
0:17.6	I got scouted as a model and then someone said, you never wear a white t-shirt, sort your body out. But that literally changed my world because then I started exploring body weight and it's fendgely that led me to movement. We teach a kid in terms of their movement. Don't fidget, sit still. That's decades have changed away from moving naturally decades.
0:38.3	All right.
0:39.3	So, decades. Do you know what I say that?
0:42.3	Try and test every single potential movement that I could possibly do,
0:46.3	apart from the one where my body says no.
0:48.3	And it really gets people attentive to feeling their body.
0:52.3	You've slightly given me a light bulb moment, yeah.
0:55.0	You can train your body to do anything.
0:57.0	Wow.
0:58.0	Step one is...
0:59.0	So I'm here with Roger Frampton, who is going to talk to us about mobility, flexibility,
1:09.0	and the importance of that, and how really from when we are born
1:13.6	we are almost immediately learning bad habits that then can just give us enormous problems in the future
1:22.6	and how to combat that in quite a simple way really but that in funny kind of way, modern exercise really is doing us a disservice.
1:31.1	And there are many things that we can do to help.
1:34.7	And he's got the answers.
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