Welcome to Episode 81 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah talk to four women who took the Bone Density Course: Lift for Longevity last year about their experiences. Whether it’s reversing an osteoporosis diagnosis, to feeling more capable in all aspects of their lives, each woman has a unique perspective on their experience to share. In this episode you will hear from:

• Bea, who first discovered yoga from a book back in the 80s, and became a long-time yoga teacher, but who realized over time that was missing the strength part.
• Kathy, a private yoga teacher from Washington, D.C. She came across Movement Logic on social media and after receiving a diagnosis of osteoporosis, decided she wanted to try and overcome it using heavy lifting.
• Bridgette, a 48-year-old yoga teacher from Canada, who is currently in perimenopause, and wanted to address the symptoms that she was experiencing as well as shore up some solid bones.
• Samm, a Pilates instructor and sports massage therapist from England, who got into Pilates to try and help her bad back. She found us through our podcast, and had no hesitation in signing up to get stronger.

Only a few days left to sign up for this year’s Bone Density Course: Lift for Longevity - so don’t delay!

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah are joined by Dr. Beth Linker, PhD. Beth Linker, a former physical therapist, is an author and professor of the history of science, disability, and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America, reveals the little-known and surprising origins of our fears and ideas about poor posture. In this episode you will learn:

• How Dr. Linker transitioned from physical therapist to professor and author, and (then also) yoga teacher
• Where her interest in posture first began
• The most surprising discovery she made while writing her book on the history of posture
• The origin of physical therapy
• That the modern postural yoga practice is not a centuries old practice
• How opinions about good and bad posture influence the judgment calls made on people’s competence and character
• The relationship between posture-shaming and disability discrimination.
• The difference between posture correction and posture modification
• The value of posture modification for different individuals
• What a positive shift might look like with regards to changing society’s attitudes toward posture
• inactivity.

Sign up here for our FREE Live Strength Class (and sample our Bone Density Course) on September 19th at 8:30am PT/11:30am ET with free replay!

Reference links:

Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America, by Beth Linker

Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice

Episode 73: Posture Panic Pt. 1

Episode 76: Posture Panic Pt. 2

Welcome to episode 79 of the Movement Logic Podcast! Laurel and Sarah explore whether yoga strengthens bones, examining Yoga U's claims and Dr. Loren Fishman’s controversial study. We'll uncover how Yoga U often exaggerates or cherry-picks evidence while overlooking effective bone-building exercises like heavy resistance and impact training.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How research can be misrepresented to support biases.
• The difference between bone resorption and bone-building.
• Why yoga isn't effective for bone strengthening due to lack of adequate loading and progressive overload.
• The limitations of yoga's balance improvements for real-world activities.
• The importance of critically evaluating research claims about yoga and bone health.

Sign up here for our FREE Live Strength Class on September 19th at 8:30am PT/11:30am ET.

Reference links:

Our interview on Evidence-Based Pilates

Yoga U blogs on bone health:

• 5 Best Natural Sources of Calcium for Healthy Bones
• Yoga for Osteoporosis
• Yoga for Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention
• Yoga for Osteoporosis - What does the research say?
• Ways to reduce fracture: Muscle Strength

Movement Logic podcast episodes mentioned:

• Persistent Myths About Osteoporosis
• Three! Easy! Rules! About! Research
• Weebles Wobble But They Don’t Fall Down
• Does Yoga Asana Build Bone Density?
• Got Bones? Yoga Asana Isn’t Enough.

LIFTMOR TRIAL RESEARCH

the LIFTMOR trial on YouTube