648: How to walk to optimize your health | Courtney Conley, D.C.
Podcast: The mindbodygreen PodcastPublished On: Sun May 03 2026
Description: "I want people to start thinking of walking as a physiological necessity, not simply as a form of exercise,” explains Courtney Conley, D.C. Conley is a renowned foot and gait specialist, chiropractic physician, and founder of Gait Happens and Total Health Solutions clinic and Total Health Performance gym in Lakewood, She is a founding member of the Healthy Foot Alliance and coauthor of Walk, a new book about the power of walking. 0:00 - Walking is fundamental 03:34 - Debunking 10,000 steps 05:37 - The power of a microwalk 08:15 - Steps vs heart rate 09:46 - Weighted vests & step counters 13:26 - Walking to reset the nervous system 16:07 - The 15-minute post-meal walk 19:53 - How walking unlocks teenagers 22:41 - Why uneven terrain matters 26:55 - The mechanics of good walking 32:15 - Calluses are good for you 34:00 - Conley’s favorite footwear 37:08 - Why you should lift barefoot Referenced in the episode: Find Conley at her website: https://www.drcourtneyconley.com/ Buy her book here: https://a.co/d/0eEvaiGi Study on how brisk walking reduces cancer risk (2025): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-025-14258-x Study on how 5,000 steps a day reduces depression (2024): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2828073 We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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