Ep 44 - The Skinny on Fat

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Ep 44 - The Skinny on Fat

FromMove Your DNA with Katy Bowman

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45 minutes

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Feb 16, 2016

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Katy spends some time helping reframe “fat” as we discuss fat and the roles it plays in our bodies, and how the fat we have is simply a response to input—just like everything else in our body.

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Feb 16, 2016

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Join Katy Bowman, biomechanist, author, and leader in the Movement Movement for conversations on how movement affects not only the shapes of our bodies but the shape of our life.

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Ep 44 - The Skinny on Fat

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