Built to Move

The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully

By: Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett

Narrated by: Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett

Simple and proven physical practices designed to improve the way your body feels—less stiffness! fewer aches and pain!—and boost the overall quality of your life, no matter how you spend your time. From the innovators behind The Ready State and the movement bible Becoming a Supple Leopard.

“The definitive guide for building an all-around healthy and high-performing body and mind.”—Andrew Huberman, Professor of Neurobiology, Stanford University & Host of The Huberman Lab Podcast

After decades spent working with pro-athletes, Olympians, and Navy SEALs, mobility pioneers Kelly and Juliet Starrett began thinking about the physical well-being of the rest of us. What makes a durable human? How do we continue to feel great and function well as we age? And how do we counteract the effects of technology-dependence, sedentary living, and other modern ways of life on our body’s natural need for activity?

The answers lie in an easy-to-use formula for basic mobility maintenance: 10 tests + 10 physical practices = 10 ways to make your body work better

The book offers:

• Easy mobilization practices to increase range of motion and avoid injury
• Intuitive ways to integrate more movement into your daily life and escape sedentary habits
• No-fuss guidelines for improving nutrition and sleep
• Basic breathing practices to manage stress and pain
• Quick and simple assessments to gauge progress and what needs improvement

It’s full of foundational wisdom for everyone from beginners to professional athletes and everyone in between. Built to Move introduces listeners to a set of simple principles and practices that are undemanding enough to work into any busy schedule, lead to greater ease of movement, better health, and a happier life doing whatever it is you love to do—and want to continue doing as long as you live. This book is your game plan for the long game.

* This audiobook edition contains a bonus PDF of exercises, daily routine breakdowns, food prep charts, and other useful resources from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett (P)2023 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"Juliet and Kelly Starrett have given you a detailed, accessible road map to help you move through life feeling better, stronger, and more confident than you ever imagined, no matter where you're starting from. There is no body this book will not revolutionize." —Melissa Urban, cofounder of Whole30

“Every time my body asks, 'What did you do to me?' I go to the Starretts for answers. They’ve opened my eyes to simple and astonishingly effective approaches to back pain, hamstring pulls, and sore Achilles tendons. Now they’re offering my personal dream come true—a way to get ahead of the injuries before they happen.” —Christopher McDougall, bestselling author of Born to Run

“Built to Move is a must-read for anyone with a body—that is to say, you. The Starretts have written a sweeping yet easy-to-understand and practical guide for anyone who wants to live healthier in the 21st century, from professional athletes to those well beyond retirement age. The book's strength lies in how it blends the authors' decades of cutting-edge practice with breaking science to help us live longer and better. Critically, Built to Move inspires action. It changed how I live my life, and I'm better for it. It'll do the same for you.” —Michael Easter, bestselling author of The Comfort Crisis

awesome

Loved it great info. Very practical ways to test mobility and health. I have begun to add these ideas into my life.

Motivating

This is a good start for those of us who want good health for life

Husband and wife narrate this book. Has to be rare.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s the 3rd book( Ready to Run & Becoming a Supple Leopard 2.0) I’ve read or listened to & KStar never disappoints. I especially love the PSF that comes with this audiobook.

New Practices to Add to my Movement Filled Life

This book affirmed many of the positive things that I’m doing already and also gave me some great ideas to add to my daily movement life. I really appreciated the suggestions around mobility outside of exercise.

Practical and easy

Some great practices and insights I was unaware of.
Very to the point and informative without being dry or lacking personality.

Great knowledge

Practical, actionable. The book gives very flexible ways to achieve great mobility. I’m 7 days in and liking the results.

Love it - Don't skip the attached PDF!

Okay, I wasn't sure what to expect with this title. It was in a sale, so I took a chance on it, and wow - great stuff! Very informative, presented in a friendly and fun way. When things start to sound a little technical, as when one of the narrators begins describing how to do some of the postures, see the PDF!! I put exclamation points on that because I was listening to the book while doing some home improvement DIY, and I was like - knee goes where??? Then I remembered... oh yeah, they said there's an attached PDF. Great title for anyone interested in regaining mobility, preserving mobility, reducing back pain, and aging with the ability to keep doing all the physical activities you love. And the authors have some really fun and cute anecdotes to share along the way. 2 Thumbs up!!

Simple and Powerful way to improve your health / wellness

As a physical therapist myself I can’t help but marvel over how well Kelly and his Wife have aggregated and synthesized evidenced based practices/information from a variety of health disciplines into a single, actionable manual. Not only is the information of high quality and utility, but it is also presented in a very digestible way. “Built to Move” is concise, clear, and poignant. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book to my family, friends, and patients.

Very informative and thought provoking

I would highly recommend this to anyone who has an interest in being more healthy and active. This covers something for everyone, from a just dipping your toe into the pool of a healthier life, too the people that have been hanging out in the deep end.

Great book!

Listening to this book to try the movements was great because they explain things so well but I think I also want a hard copy to be able to flip through at home. It’s a great comprehensive book about helping us help ourselves. I will be reading it and listening again.