We were joined by one of our most HIGHLY requested guests, Joel Smith of JustFly Performance, and host of the JustFly Performance Podcast. Our conversation delved deep into the mechanical nuances of movement, and the strategies/philosophies of how to train them therein. With an impressive resume of training professional athletes, and a passion for the biomechanical details of the human body, Joel delighted us with a passionate discussion that went deep in many places. Elasticity? Progressive overload for functional movement? Body awareness, fascia, and shaking it out? The role of weightliftin ..read more

In this episode of The Art of Move, Anthony Manuele and Dr. William Rajbar discuss the nature of the mind, of the self, what it means to truly be authentic, and much, much more. Does intent implicate being? Does one's image and ego equate to one's character? And beyond that... what does all this have to do with movement? (Hint: everything and nothing) Other topics involve persuasion, coaching, metacognition, and how social structures impact our sense of self. Are you enjoying these types of conversation? Let us know in the comments, and connect with us personally on IG: www.instagram.com/antho ..read more

In this episode, Will and I discuss the idea of intent as it pertains to being a driver of movement, then follow-up with a whole tirade of questions about where the origin of intent/consciousness actually arises. We explore materialism (the brain being a physical system in which consciousness arises) as well as more abstract ideas like the physicality of our system being more of a 'radio receiver' to a larger field of unified consciousness or source. This is far from a technical episode - more of a philosophical pontification - but we'd love to know your thoughts and where you think our ideas ..read more

Another awesome discussion with Nathan from MovMed, some cool insights on neurokinetics, opportunities for Will and Nate to hash out their different views - a great conversation overall. Movmed is a sensory first, mechanics second system, training the deeper brain based reflexes in the body as the main priority. We’re all more athletic and functional on the other side of stress. Movmed helps people identify stress related dysfunctions, with the intention of remodelling the mind/body connection without those internal restrictions. We make professional athletes better at their sport, and the gen ..read more

Ann Hoang is a movement and parkour coach who is passionate about helping people feel safe and confident in their bodies so they are ready for their next adventure. Ann uses breathing, strength training, movement coaching, and parkour to teach clients and students about their bodies and teach strategies to achieve freedom of movement. We talk with Ann about the different systems she's implemented into her own training, as well as the training she's done with her clients; systems like GOATA, One of a Kind Fitness, Postural Restoration Institute. We also dive into the different between strength ..read more

In this mind-bending episode of The Art of Move, we dive into the incredible world of quantum and circadian biology with the brilliant Carrie B (@carriebwellness ) As a college athlete, supposedly at the pinnacle of health, Carrie began suffering chronic joint issues and insomnia. After her first child was born, she developed debilitating stomach pain, adrenal fatigue, and brain fog. Armed with a BS in Biology, an MS in Nutrition, and certifications as a personal trainer, massage therapist, and breathing coach, she still couldn't find the root of her issues. That's when she found quantum biolo ..read more

In this episode, we continue our 'definitions of the fitness industry' series, and attempt to define two commonly thrown around terms that are interrelated: FLEXIBILITY and TENSEGRITY. As always, we fully anticipate some GREAT contributions to the discussion that we already had; where were our definitions lacking? What perspectives did we miss? Leave a comment, or DM us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/anthony.manuele www.instagram.com/theartofmove --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-art-of-move/message ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Will and I attempt to define fundamental terms that pop up in the fitness industry - we had a laundry list of jargon that we wanted to tackle, however, some of the definitions became so philosophically complex, and the tangents so juicy, that we had to pare it down to three very commonly used terms: -STRENGTH -CONDITIONING -STABILITY These three words are common parlance amongst coaches and figureheads of the S&C world, but very seldom to people take the time to actually define what they MEAN when they say them. For the sake of clarity, in this new series, we attempt t ..read more

It's with great honor and excitement to bring you episode 100 of the Art of Move Podcast with none other than the legendary Tom Myers; Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for close to 50 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author ..read more

In today's episode, we talk about the idea of fascia being an integral role in EVERYTHING movement related within the human body... but also how it's been appropriated as a marketing term to create a lot of hype without a lot of substantiation. Typically, strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches will dismiss fascia as an important variable (or a variable at all) worth considering. Some functional fitness fellas go whole hog in the other direction and insist that if you're not training your fascial fitness, then you're doomed to deal with destruction of your joints, and are booking a one-way ..read more