Radio Maria Canada

Bestselling author, speaker and a leader in the Movement movement, bioMECHanist Katy Bowman is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her nine books, including the groundbreaking “Move Your DNA” and “Movement Matters”, have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences. Her work has been featured in diverse media such as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, and Good Housekeeping. One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement,” she has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities, sharing her “move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need” message. Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family. Learning points: Why does movement matter? How can we reconcile the need to move with cultural and societal expectations? How can we create an environment that encourages movement for our kids? Social Media https://www.instagram.com/nutritiousmovement https://www.facebook.com/NutritiousMovement www.nutritiousmovement.com