MOVRS
The mission of the MOVRS podcast is to educate listeners on the importance of movement and play in the lives of children. Listen as we interview leaders in the fields of education, movement, and play from around the world.
Episodes
42 episodes
Fixing Our Feet with Jim Dooner | Ep. 42
Jim Dooner is the Head Physiotherapist of The Foot Collective, a global health community whose primary focus is feet. Their mission is to "empower as many people as possible with the knowledge,...
Built to Move with Kelly and Juliet Starrett | Ep. 41
Kelly and Juliet Starrett are the founders of The Ready State, and authors of the New York Times' Bestseller Built to Move. ...
Quantifiyng Nature with Jared Hanley | Ep. 40
Jared Hanley is the Founder and CEO is NatureQuant, which "analyzes nature's impact to help improve health and well-being on a large scale. We focus on nature quantification and exposure assessment, in...
Soul Searching Adventures with Michael Cazayoux | Ep. 39
Michael Cazayoux is a former CrossFit Games champion, founder of the Brute Strength Podcast (now the Michael Caz Podcast), and co-founder of the nutrition c...
Kids' Nutrition with EC Synkowski | Ep. 38
Join us as we talk all about proper nutrition for kids; discussing school lunches, eating out, and how to get them to eat vegetables. I've been a long time fan of hers, first being introduced to her nutrition expertise in the CrossFit spa...
Elevating Basketball with Mitchell Kirsch | Ep. 37
Mitchell Kirsch is a professional basketball player, basketball trainer, and founder of Elevate Academy. Elevate Academy is a community for basketball enthusi...
Functional Fatherhood with Marcus Filly | Ep. 36
Please join us as I talk with Marcus Filly, founder of Functional Bodybuilding and former CrossFit games athlete. I have been following him for years, drawn to his unique programming that blends functional training, high intensity, longet...
The Open-Air Life (Friluftsliv) with Linda Åkeson McGurk | Ep. 35
I'm pumped to start of this next season with a returning guest, Linda Åkeson McGurk. She was a big inspiration behind our move from NY to Sweden, and it's so cool to be able to talk to her again after now living in Sweden for almost 2 yea...
Why We Moved to Sweden! Pt.1 with Brittany Lang | Ep. 34
It's been a while since our last podcast episode, but we are now back with a new batch of some awesome interviews!In the summer of 2022, we packed up and moved our family of 4 and 3 pets from our home Rochester, NY, where we had spent o...
There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather with Linda McGurk | Episode 33
Linda McGurk is the author of the best-selling book "There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident K...
Balanced and Barefoot with Angela Hanscom | Episode 32
Angela Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist, the founder of TimberNook, and author of the best-selling book
Intentionally Unplugged with Denise Roland | Episode 31
This week's episode is with the founder of Intentionally Unplugged, aimed at equipping and empowering families to have healthy boundaries with technology. Denise is a mom of 3 and a teacher, so she sees first hand the impact technology an...
Jill of All Trades(, Master of Tons) with Carolyne Prevost | Episode 30
Join us as we talk with Carolyne Prevost, a woman who has proven over the years that it pays to be well rounded. Carolyne competes and has competed in several different sports at a very high level, all the while juggling a full-time teach...
All Kids Bike with Matt Seebaum | Episode 29
Matt Seebaum is the Executive Director of the Strider Education Foundation, the provider for All Kids Bike. Their mission is to get every Kindergartener in the country to learn how to ride a bike in their PE class. It seems crazy, b...
World Class Youth Training with Sam Mathers of Fitter Futures | Episode 28
Sam Mathers is the founder of Fitter Futures, one of the premier youth functional training facilities in the world. The focus of their program is on kids and teens, but they also offer programs to adults. They are also one of only 3...
1000 Hours Outside with Ginny Yurich | Episode 27
Ginny Yurich is the founder of 1000 Hours Outside, "a global movement designed for any age child (or adult) and any environment" meant to encourage families to spend more time outside. I have been implementing this program and tracker she...
What is Physical Literacy? with Keegan Martin | Episode 26
In this episode we have a returning guest Keegan Martin of The Brand X Method. Keegan is the Director of Education for the Brand X Method and explains to us what Physical Literacy is and why it is important in any youth program.&nbs...
Creating a Functional Classroom with Samuli Pentinniemi | Episode 25
Hear from Samuli Pentinniemi of PALOeducation on what functional classrooms are and how to set one up at your school. This is my vision of what all classrooms should be in the future; giving students the opportunity to take breaks during ...
How to Start a Forest School with Dr. Jean Lomino | Episode 24
Ever wonder if you could start your own Forest School? This is the perfect time to dive into it and offer students an alternative form of education! Listen as Jean shares how she started her first Forest School, and is now training ...
Wickham Farms with Dale Wickham | Episode 23
"'Farm Fresh Family Fun'. These four words have been our guiding principles through the years. When guests visit our farm, it is our goal to provide a place for people of all ages to enjoy fun and interactive farm activities while creating life...
Dad Games with Josh Budinger | Episode 22
Josh Budinger is the creator of Dad Games, an Instagram page dedicated to sharing fun and creative games you can play at home with your kids. I love his page because it reminds me of all the random games we would make up as kids, which se...
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Take Your Classroom Outdoors with Seth Almekinder | Episode 21
Seth Almekinder is an elementary/middle school teacher at Naples Central School in NY. He taught for years in Poland and other various schools around the world, and this year will be leaving Naples to teach in Bangladesh. These expe...
Raising Supple Kids with Dr. Kelly Starrett | Episode 20
Dr. Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, two-time New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, speaker, and co-founder of The Ready State, the world's most comprehensive collection of guided movement, mechanics, and mo...
Hikyoga with Nicole Kazimer | Episode 19
Nicole is the founder of Hikyoga, based out of Rochester, NY. "Hikyoga is an amazing new yoga practice taking yoga outside. Hikyoga blends hiking and yoga. Hikyoga awakens the lives of others by promoting individuals to be more present in...
Becoming Jet Ski Champs with Victor Sheldon, Tera Laho, and Stevie Bascom | Episode 18
This is a special, two-part episode featuring some of the greatest racers in Jet Skiing. The first half of the episode will be with the legend, Victor Sheldon. The second half will be a conversation with another legend, Tera Laho, a...
