The Better Movement Podcast

Feb 27 2025 25 ep. 55 mins 64

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Practical science about movement health and performance.

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Adam Young on Motor Learning in Golf

Feb 27 2025 44 mins

My guest on this episode is Adam Young, a golf instructor and author of the excellent book The Practice Manual. We discussed Adam’s personal journey in developing a unique task-oriented teaching style. He explained how his early experiences with textbook-based instruction led to physical injuries and frustration, prompting him to explore alternative methods. We also discussed a v

Greg Lehman on Cognitive Functional Therapy

May 12 2023 39 mins

My guest for this podcast is Greg Lehman. Greg is a physical therapist, chiropractor, and researcher. Our main subject was a new study that found very positive results for Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT). I thought Greg would be a good guy to ask about the strengths and weaknesses of the study, and how to interpret its meaning in light of the broader literature.Greg is a popular

Movement Lesson: Walking on the Sit Bones

Apr 25 2023 17 mins

Today’s podcast is a 15-minute movement lesson you can do in a chair. It's a novel way to get the pelvis and spine moving, and bring some awareness to how they coordinate to keep you comfortable and balanced. It involves walking the sit bones over the base of your chair as if they were feet. Maybe the best alternative to getting up and going for a walk. This is a public episode.

Leigh Egger on Coordination Training for Sport

Dec 08 2022 59 mins

Leigh Egger is a physiotherapist and trainer working as head of performance at Feyenoord Rotterdam, a Dutch professional soccer club. I first became interested in Leigh’s work because he had extensive knowledge about applying the ideas of Frans Bosch to athletic training and injury prevention. Bosch is the author of two fascinating books on movement (one of which I reviewed here.

Tom Jesson on Sciatica

Aug 09 2022 74 mins

My guest for today’s podcast is Tom Jesson. Tom is a physiotherapist and author of a two excellent books related to nerve root pain: Sciatica: The Clinician’s Guide and Cauda Equina: The MSK Clinician’s Guide. He also writes a newsletter on nerve root pain here. I highly recommend Tom’s writing because it is well-researched, easy to read, and respects the complexity of the

Mark Miller on Predictive Processing

May 10 2022 63 mins

If you are interested in predictive processing, you should definitely listen to this podcast. It’s an interview with Mark Miller, a philosopher and cognitive scientist who studied under John Vervaeke and did his PhD with Andy Clark. I've read a bunch of Mark’s papers on using predictive processing to understand psychopathology, well-being, addiction, substance abuse, social med

Movement Lesson on Variable Sitting Posture

Mar 31 2022 16 mins

The podcast today features a 15-minute Feldenkrais-style movement lesson that you can do while sitting in a chair. It's a progression from a couple other sitting lessons which you can find here and here. (You can do the lessons in any order by the way.)Each lesson is about expanding you're sitting “vocabulary”, by which I mean all the different configurations of the pelvis, spi

Christopher Johnson on Sport and Injury

Feb 28 2022 58 mins

Christopher Johnson is a physical therapist, performance coach, international speaker, published researcher, and elite triathlete.I consider Chris to be a world-class source of information about the connection between movement and pain, especially in the context of endurance running. He knows all the research, has years of experience working with runners, and competes at the highes

John Kiely on Robust Running

Jan 21 2022 68 mins

My guest on the podcast today is John Kiely. John is a senior lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, Institute for Coaching and Performance.I've been reading John’s research for several years now and his papers are always very interesting and fun. He's written on a wide variety of subjects like running, coordination, periodization and the science of smooth movement. Yo

How to Relax Your Shoulders While Sitting

Dec 10 2021 18 mins

For this week’s episode of the podcast I have a 15-minute movement lesson you can do while sitting in a chair. The goal is to release unnecessary tension in the shoulders and neck. Based on the Feldenkrais Method.If you are enjoying these movement lessons, stay tuned for a coming announcement about a new series of online classes starting in January. This is a public episode. If