Not only is today’s guest super inspiring and incredibly fit, he has a unique take on exercise and how to align our movements to the body’s natural design. Aaron Alexander is a manual therapist and movement coach who has helped the world’s best athletes, celebrities, and everyone in between to relieve pain, increase strength, and optimize their movement.
I’ve been trying various aspects of his approach, which he calls the Align Method. His program includes an integrated approach to functional movement and self-care, and I’m seeing changes already. In fact Aaron got me way out of my comfort zone right before this episode when he got me to try acro yoga for the first time!
Today Aaron and I go deep on what we can learn from our kids about movement, the real deal with sitting versus standing, and how the body holds something called “a motion intention.” For more, also check out when he interviewed me on his top-rated Align Podcast (link below), which was tons of fun!
Episode Highlights With Aaron Alexander

How Aaron went from body-bound to body-optimized
Why hitting the gym in the conventional sense may not always result in your best self
Why chronesthesia may be affecting you (even if you don’t know what it means)
How to sit on the floor, couch, etc. to improve circulation and digestion
The psychological connection between body and brain that allows the way we stand and move to change our thoughts
How moms can help restore and care for the pelvic floor after birth
Inversion therapy: who it’s for, benefits, and what to consider
The number one leading cause of disability worldwide
How to bend over/pick things up with correct form
Why sitting isn’t as bad as we think
What pain is really telling us
The benefits of squatting whenever and wherever you can
And more!

Resources We Mention

AlignPodcast.com
Aubrey Marcus
Ida Rolf, Rolfing Structural Integration
Yoga swing
Idiocrasy
TED Talk, “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” by Amy Cuddy
Sitting Kills by Joan Vernikos
Muscles and Meridians: The Manipulation of Shape by Philip Beach
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk MD
Shoulder Pain? The Solution and Prevention