Yoga Meets Movement Science

Yoga Meets Movement Science takes a science-based look at many of the common questions, myths, and controversies that arise in the realms of yoga, movement, and fitness. Join yoga teacher and educator Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor and longtime yogi Travis Pollen on this crash course, where the worlds of yoga and movement science collide!

Yoga Meets Movement Science is a health podcast hosted by Jenni Rawlings & Travis Pollen, PhD, with 50 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jenni Rawlings & Travis Pollen, PhD hosts Yoga Meets Movement Science, a health show with 50 episodes published.

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  Episode #50

  Yoga and Artificial Intelligence w/ Jules Mitchell, MS

  Dec 19, 20231h 19mS0

  <p>Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen are joined by Jules Mitchell, MS to discuss yoga and artificial intelligence (AI).</p><p>Points of discussion include:</p>What is AI?How do we commonly interact with AI in today’s world?What would an AI for yoga look like on a practical level?What was Jules’ experience like consulting with a company that wanted to develop AI for yoga?What are the strengths of AI for yoga?What are the limitations of AI for yoga?Is AI yoga safer than practicing to non-AI prerecorded yoga video clas...

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  Episode #49

  Wellness Myths in the Yoga World

  Nov 12, 20231h 29mS0

  <p>Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen are joined by Dr. Jessica Steier and Dr. Andrea Love (co-founders of the Unbiased Science Podcast) to discuss wellness myths in the yoga world.</p><p>Jessica Steier, DrPH, PMP is a public health scientist and data scientist, and Andrea Love, PhD is an immunologist and microbiologist.</p><p>Together, they run the Unbiased Science Podcast and all of its associated educational resources. Through their work, Jessica and Andrea are devoted to objective, critical appraisal of available evidence on science and health-related topics. They are a much-needed powerhouse of...

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  Episode #48

  The Top 7 Most Misused Movement Terms

  Oct 1, 20231h 28mS0

  <p>Jenni and Travis discuss the <b>top 7 most misused movement terms in yoga</b>. Why did each of these movement terms make the list? How are their common uses in the yoga world unhelpful? How can we update our movement-based yoga language to be more in line with movement science?</p><p>Jenni and Travis are also offering a <b>free *written guide*</b> to the top 7 most misused movement terms! Grab your free guide here: https://www.jennirawlings.com/yoga-language-clarified-sign-up<br/><br/><b>Resources mentioned in this episode:</b></p><p>Free written guide: Top 7 Most Misused Movement T...

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  Episode #47

  What Yogis Should Know About Cardio

  Aug 22, 20231h 35mS0

  <p>Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen are joined by special guest Alec Blenis to discuss what yogis should know about cardio.</p><p>Alec Blenis is a hybrid athlete, strength and conditioning coach, and science nerd. He holds a B.S. in physics from Georgia Tech and is a former professional obstacle course racer and ultrarunner (he’s completed over 50 ultras.) Alec is also the current world record holder in Murph, a CrossFit workout we discuss in the show. As a coach, he’s worked with everyone from endurance athletes to powerlifters, first responders, weekend warr...

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  Episode #46

  Yoga Myths About the Knees

  Aug 1, 20231h 7mS0

  <p>Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss yoga myths about the knees.</p><p>Points of discussion include:</p>Will running wear out your knees?What is a systematic review with meta analysis?Should we avoid locking our knees in yoga?Are knee pops and clicks bad?Are open chain knee extension exercises bad?What’s the deal with knee alignment in chair pose?Is knee valgus in our standing yoga poses bad?Should you *not* square your hips in warrior 1 in order to protect your back knee?…And much more!<p>Enjoy this engaging and...

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