Welcome to the fourth episode of the Better Movement podcast. My guest is James Steele. James is an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Science at Solent University, and the principal investigator at the ukactive Research Institute. He's also a member of the team of experts helping the UK revise its official guidelines for physical activity.
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Welcome to the third episode of the Better Movement Podcast, featuring Dr. Melissa Farmer. Melissa has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from McGill University, and did postdoctoral research in pain neuroscience at Northwestern University.
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Welcome to the second episode of the Better Movement Podcast. I’m very excited that my good friend Stephan Guyenet agreed to be a guest.
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Welcome to the first episode of the Better Movement Podcast. The subject matter will be more expansive than the blog. It will be centered around the main topics discussed here (pain, motor control, and play) but move into new areas like nutrition, sport science, evolution/biology, and science in general. The plan is to have a new show every two weeks, and most shows will be interviews with experts.
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I’ve always hated running, but now, at aged 52, I learned to like it. What’s up with that?
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Here’s an interesting and fun way to work on your functional mobility: just reach for something.
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Why does exercise make you feel good? In this post, I’ll provide a detailed discussion of various mechanisms for “exercise induced analgesia” including activation of the body’s pain inhibitory system.
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This post outlines seven rough categories of pain treatment options. They are like general medicines with broad benefits and few side effects. In some cases you don't even really need an expert to use them..
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If you want to move well, you need to perceive well. The reverse is also true, and this is far less intuitive - if you want to perceive well, you need to move well.
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“Smoothness” is easy to see, but can it be measured? A new paper says yes. Here’s a review of the highlights.
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Ecological psychology is an approach to understanding human perception and behavior that emphasizes the importance of context. The main premise is that humans are fully “embedded” in their environments, and therefore it if often better to ask “what your head’s in,” instead of “what’s inside your head?”
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Everyone loves activities like surfing, skiing, water slides, and trampolines. Asking why leads to some interesting observations about human movement psychology, and what motivates us to get moving.
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I’ve written several articles explaining why posture is overrated as a target for objective assessment and “correction,” especially as a treatment for pain. In this article I’ll explain why this doesn’t mean that posture is irrelevant to performance and health. And I’ll also recommend some ways to improve it.
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Technical advice about how to run is overrated, and most improvements in form come simply from running under variable and challenging conditions.
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