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

The innovators behind The Ready State and the movement bible Becoming a Supple Leopard present 10 practices proven to enhance mobility, make you feel energetic and alive, and, like a good 401(K), prepare your body for whatever comes its way in the future.

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? Our bodies, after all, were built to move.

The answers lie in a simple formula for basic mobility maintenance: 10 tests + 10 physical practices = 10 ways to make your body work better.

Organized around ten assessments and ten physical practices that anyone can do, Built to Move is 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. The book offers:

   •Easy mobilization practices to increase range of motion and avoid injury
   •Uncomplicated guidelines for improving nutrition and sleep
   •Breathing strategies to help you move more freely and manage stress and pain
   •Advice on easy ways to change sedentary habits and integrate more movement into your

This is the first body book written for exercisers and nonexercisers alike. It's full of foundational wisdom for everyone from professional athletes to gym haters and everyone in between. Built to Move introduces readers 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.

"Every time my body asks, 'What did you do to me?' I go to the Starrett's 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

"The Starretts are the epitome of what a Spartan is. I LOVE that they are so focused on mobility. Maintain mobility and you'll be able to do anything. Built to Move is an amazing book." Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan

"Whether you are a professional athlete, a serious weekend warrior, or, like most people, just trying to fit it in, Juliet and Kelly are there every step of the way. The Starretts have created an accessible path for helping us all live a more fulfilled and pain-free life. There is a time and a place for getting obsessed with how much weight one can lift or have fast someone is, but we all need the basics to build our foundations upon true principles spelled out in Built to Move." Gabrielle Reece, professional athlete and bestselling author of My Foot is Too Big for the Glass Slipper

"Built to Move is a game-changer. Most fitness books stop at the proverbial gym door; the Starrett's crash through that door and show that the most important work for better health happens outside the gym, and it's available to literally everyone." David Epstein, bestselling author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"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

DR. KELLY STARRETT is the coauthor of the New York Times best sellers Becoming a Supple Leopard, Ready to Run, and the Wall Street Journal best seller Deskbound. He is also the cofounder of The Ready State, and the cofounder of San Francisco CrossFit. He consults with athletes and coaches from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB, the US Olympic Team, elite Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard forces, and consults with corporations on employee health and wellbeing. He lives in California.

JULIET STARRETT, J.D. is an entrepreneaur, attorney, author, and podcaster. She is the cofounder and CEO of The Ready State, the former cofounder and CEO of San Francisco CrossFit. She is coauthor of the Wall Street Journal best seller Deskbound, and was a professional whitewater paddler, winning three world championships and five national titles. She lives in California.