Built to Move: The 10 essential habits that will help you live a longer, healthier life

Movement is medicine! I’ve read all of the Starrett’s books and this one does not disappoint. They describe it as a prequel to there other books and I would agree. BASL is incredibly informative and gives detail explanation of movements and mobilisations but it isn’t the easiest read for your average person looking to move more and move better. Built to Move on the other hand is very easy to read and easy to apply, split into 10 chapters which describe 10 specific habits or “vital signs” with easily carried out protocols that you can fit into your day without being overwhelmed. It really is a guide to moving and living better.As a society as a whole we don’t move enough and this gem of a book will help you understand how to move more, eat better, sleep better, and just feel better as a whole. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and already plan to give it as a gift to a few family members who dare I say probably could use it.

I bought this book and then put it to one side and thought to myself -I will read that when my back feels a little better-I had been suffering for months with a low back problem and exercising, walking, chiropractors and physio did not solve it.I took the book on holiday (where I was finding even swimming hurt my back) and after reading all my holiday novels, thought I'll start this!Well - what a revelation, I started immediately trying the basic exercises and in particular the 'couch stretch' somehow relieved my back almost instantly. It was not a miracle cure as such but the relief I felt was measurable after so many months of pain. I couldnt believe that Id left the book on the shelf and paid for expensive appointments.I preserved with the daily plan and saw further improvement slowly and steadily and did about 3 sets a day in those first few weeks.After about 3 months I joined the app and use about 10 of the hip/back exercises, a couple of times a week.My back isn't perfect but its 99 percent there and all of the other hints and tips included (like floor sitting, squatting etc) all really help.I learned from this book about my psoas (and I think this is where my trouble was located) no one else had told me about this.I think I could get a lot more from the app, but I am hoping to re-read the book again this summer to remind me of all the hints and tips again.Really grateful that I have found this book and certainly recommend it.

I picked this book up after listening to Kelly doing the rounds on the “bro science” podcasts - his one with Tim Ferris is very good. Kelly is clearly someone with a huge amount of knowledge of the body. Becoming a Supple Leopard is still one high on many recommendation lists years later.Boiling this book down into a sentence would be that the more we move, the more mobile we are - which is not a bad predictor of life expectancy. The authors give hints of many studies showing how certain diet, nutrition and sleep is all playing a huge combinatory role in health, pain and longevity.The biggest takeaways I got from the book are suggestion on pushing joints to the edge of their current mobility, which will increase range of movement and mobility further.The biggest disagreement I have with the book is a bit of a condescension the authors give to stretching and yoga/Pilates. They might be right that further specific exercises help (like well as myofascial release) but a lot of excercises they gave look like stretches to me. I get huge benefits from 30 minutes stretching sessions every few days. So that I found a bit odd.Overall I found the book a decades worth of a brain dump on everything like breathing, diet, sleep etc. All the other books and authors like James Nestor and Matthew Walker get their deserved references.This is all very high quality information in this book and has inspired me to push my “mobilisation” (cough stretches) further. It is great value for money and money well spent lex.But I struggle to give it 5 stars because it is a bit too casual in its writing style, could do with more detailed advice and does not feel like it will still be in the shelf in 5-10 years, unlike Becoming a Supple Leopard.

Good simple ways to get a more healthfull way of living, uses principals rather than proscriptions and written in an entertaining way. Recommended

Possibly an essential book if you are serious about fixing your aches and pains!

So easy and practical. A very helpful book.

I bought this book because I kept on getting sidelined with painful tendon industries as I returned to my old activities after the pandemic lockdowns and wanted to avoid future problems. After doing all of the assessments and exercises, I feel confident that I know where my flexibility problems are and have some idea about what to do about them and how to keep problems at bay.The reason why I am only giving this four stars is that there isn't always an easy enough option for people who are really stiff. My worst exercise by far is the one-legged pigeon pose. When I tried the version in the book, it pulled on my knee too much. I needed something easier and am substituting in the "fallen pigeon" pose until I become more flexible.

well worth the money

I purchased this book in March 2023 and implemented several of the habits immediately, which I still maintain. I am a middle-aged, woman who likes physical activities (even though I am an uncoordinated, below-average athlete 😊). While I have always been active and quite flexible, I do have a desk job and sit a lot. This created an imbalance I was never able to “fix” with physical therapy, pilates, yoga, stretching, mobility, etc. The floor sits were the biggest game changer for me, I do them every day and have for about a year. Within 2 weeks I was amazed at how something so simple could be so impactful. I am now able to do a deep squat easily and no longer feel the imbalance from excessive sitting. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be a better version of themselves with a few very easy habits that fit in to even the busiest life. This book really is for everyone, regardless of if you are active or not, and is very easy to read, understand and implement.

I heard Kelly and Juliet talk on the plant strong podcast and immediately bought their book. I am quite fit and flexible for my age (66) but I thought I was getting some arthritis in my hips and just struggling a bit. Now I know it isn't arthritis because the discomfort I was feeling is gone after using their hip opening exercises. I am walking faster and moving easier already. I couldn't get up off the floor the way they do but in 5 days I have already improved. I was frustrated initially because I couldn't understand the pictures in the book but they give you a QR code and it explains with video's the mobilizations. The QR code wasn't easy to find and its essential for me anyway. The book and the video's together are perfect. Without the QR I think I would have sent the book back because I couldn't understand what they were asking. I started making some changes based on the podcast and now I am full on in this book. This is life changing especially as you age this can be the difference in mobility which is absolutely huge. Thank you so much Kelly and Juliet, I am benefiting so much.

Me gustó por lo práctico del libro y que me abrió los ojos de que para estar bien físicamente no es necesario pasar todo el día en el gimnasio. Entendible el libro.

The media could not be loaded.  Book binding is fully messed up. Need to read from last to first. Book is really built to move. Lol

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