Move Like An Athlete, Walk Like a Kangaroo & Use Cool Tools Like Weighted Vests, Compression Gear & Vibration Platforms To Transform Your Body, With Dr. Emily Splichal

Ben Greenfield

Jul 3, 2025

Episode description

Dr. Emily Splichal, who first joined me for this episode on how to get stronger feet and then this episode on how to get rid of your bunions, is a renowned functional podiatrist, human movement specialist, and global leader in barefoot science and movement longevity. With over two decades of experience in sports medicine, movement therapy, and neuroscience, she has revolutionized the understanding of foot function, sensory stimulation, and neuroplasticity in optimizing human movement.

The book offers practical strategies to reconnect with the body’s sensory intelligence, integrating ancestral wisdom with cutting-edge research to optimize movement patterns and enhance neuroplasticity. Aimed at athletes, therapists, and anyone seeking to move better, Sensory Sapiens provides a transformative blueprint for harnessing the nervous system’s power to achieve pain-free, efficient movement and longevity.

Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/sensory

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Discover Fatty15 as a groundbreaking essential fatty acid for health benefits

Fatty15 (C15:0) is the first essential fatty acid discovered in 90 years and is claimed to outperform anti-aging drugs like rapamycin and metformin on 36+ health benefits.

#anti-aging

#fatty-acid

Support microcirculation to enhance nerve health

Diabetic neuropathy is a microvascular disease, highlighting that supporting the smallest blood vessels with movement, texture, and vibration is critical for peripheral nerve health.

#blood-flow

#nervous-system

Stack sensory inputs with weighted vest and textured mat for enhanced body awareness

To efficiently enhance body awareness, you can stack inputs by wearing a weighted vest and compression gear while standing on a textured mat and doing breathwork.

#balance

#efficiency

Train muscles for elastic and efficient movement

The 'Muscle Tuning Theory' suggests your body anticipates and stiffens muscles in response to ground vibration, which can be trained to create more elastic, efficient movement.

#exercise

#muscle

Discover your momentous walking speed for effortless movement

Your ideal walking speed for longevity is a 'momentous state' where movement feels effortless, indicating you are moving fascially like a rubber band, not just muscularly.

#longevity

#walking

Activate toes, pelvic floor, and tongue to enhance gravity relationship

You can 'wake up your gravitational system' by simultaneously activating your toes, pelvic floor (at 5% strength), and tongue to improve your relationship with gravity.

#balance

#posture

Train fascia for enhanced stability and body awareness

With over 100 million nerves, your fascia is a sensory-seeking extension of the brain that can be trained for stability and body awareness beyond just foam rolling.

#balance

#nervous-system

Use weighted vests to enhance body awareness through gravity

Think of a weighted vest not for building muscle, but as a 'proprioceptive hug' that increases your body awareness by turning up the volume on gravity.