Episode #572: The Horizontal Truth: Why Everything You Know About Movement is Wrong
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Episode #572: The Horizontal Truth: Why Everything You Know About Movement is Wrong

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 14, 20261 hr 2 min
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  • Health

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop sits down with Neil Bortolus, founder of Esteem Biomechanics and Stewart's personal trainer for the past year and a half, to explore the intersection of functional movement, human biology, and emerging technology. Their conversation ranges from the principles of biomechanics and the evolutionary blueprint of human movement—standing, walking, running, and throwing—to the dangers of modern movement practices that prioritize aesthetics over function, the role of fascia and connective tissue in chronic pain, and why most gym exercises fail to respect our biological needs. They tackle bigger questions abou...

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Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom podcast. This podcast is for you if you have an insane drive to find the truth of things. It's not the good answers that we seek, but the good questions. I interview a range of different guests from many different fields all with the intention to uncover the simple truths that are hidden in plain sight. Most people don't want to go there. I go there. My guests go there and you benefit.

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Please let me know if you enjoy these episodes and as always subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to the podcast. Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom podcast. I've got Neil Bortolus here and he is the founder of Esteem Biomechanics and he has been my trainer for probably about a year and a half now. I learned some amazing things from him and we always have

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these really interesting conversations. So I wanted to get it on the record for Crazy Wisdom. Welcome to the show. Thanks for having me on. I'm looking forward to it.

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