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• The Science of Running | Insights from a Clinical Biomechanist

  In this week’s episode Stuart had the opportunity to meet with a clinical biomechanist and physical therapist with a PhD in bio mechanics, Irene Davis. She was previously at Harvard medical school and founded the Spalding National Running Center, and she is now at the school of physical therapy and rehab sciences at the University of South Florida. You could say she really knows her stuff! So join these two as they discuss, from an expert point of view, the science of running and foot health, and topics such as running shoes, minimal shoes, orthotics, etc. Irene’s background 2:45Starting from the beginning 5:00Why there are different categories of shoes 15:30Carbon plates 25:10Gait assessment and transition 38:55Weaknesses found 47:15“We do isometrics, we do concentric, we do eccentrics, we do them with our knees bent and our knees straight. Heel strikers come and they are weak in their calves. The primary weaknesses we find when someone is a habitual heel striker, is weakness in their hips and in their calves.” 47:15

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• Katie with The Running Hub | Marathon and Distance Coaching Tips

  Our hosts, Katie and Stuart, had the pleasure of meeting with running coach and marathon trainer, Katie Down from The Running Hub. Listen to these 3 discuss online coaching, nutrition support, and a community for runners of all levels. Katie Down and her team offer personalized training plans, live and on-demand classes, and a supportive network to help athletes achieve their goals, improve performance, and stay injury-free. Services include strength training, running guidance, expert workshops, and race preparation. How The Running Hub came about 3:00The running kit 7:00What motivated Katie to run 14:30Traveling around the world 21:20Why strength training is so important for runners 32:45Nutrition tips 41:35The plan with The Running Hub 44:30“On the start line, I was trying to turn down the brightness of my phone to save battery so that I could record the run, and somehow deleted the Nike app off of my phone, so I had to just run the marathon blind. Not literally blind, but blind to pace, or naked as they now call it, and somehow managed to run even splits the whole way and finished in 3:54. When they say listen to the body, I think that’s one of my best achievements to date.” 17:44@run_with_coachkatietherunninghub.co.uk

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• The Science of Running | Recovery, Training, and Peak Performance with Lindsey Parry

  In this episode Stuart had the privilege of speaking with South African Lindsey Parry, who is a very renowned coach of runners, from marathon runners of the professional/olympic level, to your average, middle of the pack runners. He was a fairly competitive school athlete who was always interested in all kinds of sports, which all included running, and ultimately led him to continue running. He’s always considered running as a type of therapy, he’s always loved the human body, and in University he began to coach and do therapy. A bit of background 3:40What Lindsey looks at in training 14:10You can’t sustain peak training indefinitely/training for peak performance vs training to be healthy 31:30Find and follow Lindsey Parry 35:20“You can’t improve from the training you’re doing if you do not recover from that training.” 15:50www.youtube.com/@CoachParrycoachperry.com@coachparry

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• Healing Through Simplicity | Yoshua Greenfield on Music, Barefoot Living, and Mindfulness

  Listen to Katie and Stuart who had the pleasure of talking to Yoshua Greenfield, who is a holistic lifestyle guide who helps people reconnect with their authentic selves through practices like mindful cooking, barefoot living, and music as a tool for healing. He offers workshops, retreats, and free resources that promote simplicity, self-awareness, and living in alignment with nature. His teachings focus on questioning societal norms and embracing a life of truth and mindfulness. He’s also all about that barefoot lifestyle, so join them and listen to this awesome conversation! Yoshua was not raised this way 3:10The false belief of the shoe 14:20His plan with the homestead 25:20Music 30:00Always teaching, sharing, and inspiring 35:30Your feet won’t be as callused as you think 40:00Get connected with Yoshua Greenfield 44:00“I just started getting so many questions. What do you do about glass? What do you do about cactus? What do you do about snow? I just started researching it and offering people advice. I’m no expert by any means, but this is my experience and if it makes sense to you, cool.” 36:28Instagram: @youenjoylifewww.fermentingwithyourfriend.comwww.youenjoylife.usyouenjoy.life

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• Mastering Movement | From Circus Arts to Stunt Work with Yuri Marmerstein

  We have a very special guest on the Barefoot Science podcast today by the name of Yuri Marmerstein, who has performed extensively as an acrobat, is very much involved in teaching the physical arts, and he has veered into stunt work with film and TV. Surprisingly, Yuri wasn’t very active as a child and the skills that he now has were mainly all developed in his adulthood, and for the most part he is self taught. Listen in today to hear the various interesting ideas and concepts Yuri shares with our hosts!How he got started in all this 3:00School and modern day exercise 6:30Performing in a circus 16:20What’s next 25:00Barefoot and balance 33:30Early day stunts 40:15Enjoying the process 45:30“One of the main differences between stunts and the circus is in the circus you’re trying to look good, pretty, and controlled, but for stunts you’re trying to look as out of control as possible while still being in control. So that’s a pretty interesting performance characteristic.” 2:50@yuri_marmerstein www.yuri-mar.comwww.youtube.com/@yurimar/videos

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