AHS17 Movement Ecology and the Difference Between Exercise and Movement - Katy Bowman
Channel: AncestryFoundation
Date: 2017-10-24

Move Your DNA: Movement Ecology and the Difference Between Exercise and Movement

Movement isn't only affecting your arms, legs and abs; through a process called mechanotransduction, movement influences the behavior of your cells. Similarly, your movements don't only affect your body; they also influence other bodies, including the body upon which we all reside. This perspective is called movement ecology. Movement is an essential component to a sustainable body- both our own, and that of the planet- yet most of us, even regular exercisers, are still mostly sedentary. The key to increasing our personal movement lies in understanding how movement works and expanding our thoughts and actions away from exercise and towards a movement-rich life.