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Friends, I’m a huge nerd. I love school, and back-to-school, and September. I get sad EVERY YEAR I don’t have a new Trapper Keeper and silver LA Gear high tops. There’s a lot about school…
This Blog in 2017
This is the first year I’ve put a garden to bed. Not surprising, as this is only the second year I’ve had a garden. When it comes to gardening I really don’t know what I’m…
The Books I’ve Written
I’ve written numerous books and I’m often asked “Which should I read first?” This question is difficult to answer because we’re all in a unique place physically, have individual foundations of knowledge, and have different reasons…
Movement Matters: Children’s Books and Things
Movement Matters covers a lot of ground, but if I had to sum the book up with one (compound) word it would be perception-challenging. Many of you have asked for ideas regarding “how to teach Movement…
EXERCISE ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: CORE STRENGTH
I love movement and I love celebrating, thus I always strive to create movement-rich celebrations. For years, I’ve done a movement advent calendar at the end of the year as a thank you to my…
Movement Matters: Movement and Eco-Friendly Clothes (and Why They’re the Same Thing, Really)
Movement Matters is a book about the role our personal movement plays in the world. That is, how much movement is required for our survival and how much of it have we outsourced to others?…
Sitting is awesome
If you’re interested in reading more on ideas presented in the article below, I suggest reading Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear. If you’d like movement instruction via video, start with Alignment Snacks:…
Dress Up Feet
This article from 2016 was lightly edited/updated in 2020. For more on kid-movement, read through our favorite resources on More Movement for Kids and Babies. For more on feet and walking, including kid-feet, read through…
EXERCISE ADVENT CALENDAR 2015: UPPER BODY
I love movement and I love celebrating, thus I always strive to create movement-rich celebrations. For years, I’ve done a movement advent calendar at the end of the year as a thank you to my…
13 Ways to Make Your Walk More Nutritious
Your body needs many dietary vitamins and minerals to maintain its physiological homeostasis, and it requires a variety of mechanical nutrients (loads that create cellular deformations that facilitate cellular processes) as well. Walking is a…
30 Things You Can Do at the Playground
Friends, DON’T JUST SIT THERE. Here are 30 ways you can move at the playground. Thirty things you can do to nutrify (I really shouldn’t be allowed to write books) your next playground experience. I…
Hypermobility (and 12 Steps to Stronger, More Stable Shoulders)
This post was edited February 2020 to better organize and update its resources. Last week I posted a couple of videos on how to hang better when your elbows or shoulders are more lax than…