Katy Bowman, M.S.

Title: Contributing Writer

Location: Carlsborg, Washington

Education: B.S. in Kinesiology, California State University, Fresno
- M.S. in Kinesiology, California State University, Northridge

Expertise: Movement, physical activity, exercise, stretching, alignment, posture, biomechanics, kinesiology
- Named one of Maria Shriver's "Architects of Change" in 2017 and an America Walks "Woman of the Walking Movement"

Experience

Katy Bowman is a bestselling author and speaker whose work is focused on changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. She has written nine books on the importance of a diverse movement diet, including Move Your DNA, Dynamic Aging and Grow Wild. Her latest book, Rethink Your Position (May 2023), is a guide to how our bodies move, why we need to move more, and the intentional steps anyone can take to feel, move and even think better—one step at a time.

Bowman teaches people about movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences such as the Ancestral Health Symposium and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Her work is regularly featured in national and international media including The New York Times, NPR, The Today Show, The Guardian, The Joe Rogan Experience, Good Housekeeping and many more.

Bowman consults on educational and living space design to encourage movement-rich habitats. She has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike and Google as well as a wide range of nonprofits and other communities sharing her "move more, move better" message.

Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family. She is also the host of the Move Your DNA podcast.