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'Dying to Ask' podcast: Mastering movement bites with Jessica Schatz

'Dying to Ask' podcast: Mastering movement bites with Jessica Schatz
YOU’RE HEADING OVER THERE. MEANWHILE, ARE YOU FEELING DOWN? WELL, MAYBE GET UP AND MOVE YOUR BODY. I JUST DID DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK. YOU DID ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT. CELEBRITY FITNESS TRAINER JESSICA SHOTS IS ON THE DYING TO ASK PODCAST THIS WEEK. SHE’S TRAINED PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND ACTORS LIKE ASHLEY OLSEN, ONE OF HER FAVORITE ENERGY BOOSTERS FOR CELEBRITIES WORKING LONG HOURS IS SOMETHING SHE CALLS MOVEMENT BITES. SO THIS IS OUR MORNING CREW. WE NEED THIS BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SO INCREDIBLY TIRED AND DOING ALL THE THINGS. WHO’S THAT GUY? I THINK YOU GUYS KIND OF KNOW THAT’S WHERE HE PULLED HIS HAMSTRING. WHERE HE’S. WHERE WAS I WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON? MELANIE WINGO. THEY’RE SHOWING OFF THE GUNS. SO SHE SAYS, JUST GET UP FROM YOUR DESK AND MOVE FOR A FEW MINUTES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SCIENTISTS HAVE PROVEN THAT THESE SMALL MOVEMENT BURSTS HAVE A BIG IMPACT. THEY’VE NICKNAMED THEM HOPE MOLECULES. THEY INCREASE YOUR BLOOD FLOW. THEY INCREASE YOUR HEART RATE, AND THEY START TO RELEASE THESE PROTEINS, THESE MYOKINES, AND THEY ALSO RELEASE A PROTEIN CALLED BDNF. BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR. IT’S LIKE FERTILIZER FOR YOUR BRAIN. SO IF YOU SIT BACK DOWN AT YOUR DESK AFTER FIVE MINUTES, YOU’RE GOING TO BE YOUR COGNITIVE FUNCTION IS GOING TO BE BETTER. YOUR MOOD IS GOING TO BE BETTER. IT IS LITERALLY YOUR BODY AND YOUR BRAIN SAYING, OH, I GUESS I CAN REALLY HAVE A GOOD DAY. I GUESS I CAN REALLY FEEL GOOD AND KEEP GOING. IT’S MOTIVATION. OKAY, I DIDN’T KNOW THIS WAS A THING, MIKE. BUT YOU KNOW, I WILL TELL YOU, SOMETIMES I’M LIKE, LET ME JUST GO DO SOME JUMPING JACKS, RIGHT? AND IT REALLY DOES WORK. IF I’M SITTING HERE AND I’M KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, GETTING A LITTLE TIRED. SO ON THIS DYING TO ASK PODCAST, A DEEP DIVE INTO THE SCIENCE OF HOPE MOLECULES FIVE MOVEMENT BITES THAT YOU CAN DO SITTING IN YOUR CAR OR AT YOUR DESK. HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN PICK ME UPS TO IMPROVE MOOD AND ENERGY, AND WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A CELEBRITY TRAINER TO STARS LIKE ASHLEY OLSEN. SCAN THE QR CODE TO LISTEN TO THE DYING TO ASK PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY. YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THIS EPISODE AND SEE THE RECOMMENDED EXERCISES BY WATCHING THE VIDEO VERSION ON YOUTUBE. I DO MOVEMENT BITES ALL THE TIME THOUGH, AND WE’RE NOT TO DO THIS MOVE. WE’RE NOT TALKING HERE. MOVING THE JAWS TO THE MOUTH FROM THE PLATE TO THE MOUTH. NO, YOU COULD DO LIKE, YOU KNOW, ARM CIRCLES. LIKE OUR PRO
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Updated: 12:07 PM PDT Jun 27, 2025
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'Dying to Ask' podcast: Mastering movement bites with Jessica Schatz
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Updated: 12:07 PM PDT Jun 27, 2025
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Need a pick-me-up? Skip the coffee and try a movement bite.Jessica Schatz is a celebrity trainer and biomechanics and ProACTIVE Aging expert. She's trained professional athletes, Broadway stars and Hollywood actors for decades. Those athletes and performers need to maintain energy to perform. Jessica says the key to maintaining energy and aging well isn't destroying yourself in a two-hour gym workout. It's a lot easier than that. It's incorporating five-minute exercise breaks frequently into your day. Even 30 seconds of jumping jacks, pushups or squats can go a long way. Jessica calls them movement bites. "They increase your blood flow. They increase your heart rate. And they start to release these proteins, these Myokines, and they also release a protein called BDNF, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor. It's like fertilizer for your brain," Schatz said. It's good news for anyone not crazy about chasing the elusive runner's high. Creating a positive neurfeedback loop doesn't have to leave you exhausted. It just needs to be consistent."You're literally teaching yourself to foster a relationship with movement that's positive," Schatz said.Follow Jessica: Facebook: @thecoreexpertInstagram: @TheCoreExpertYouTube: @TheCoreExpertOn this Dying to Ask: A deep dive into the science of hope molecules5 movement bites you can do sitting in your car or at your deskHow to plan your own "pick-me-ups" to improve mood and energyAnd what it's like to be a celebrity trainer to stars like Ashley Olsen and NBA playersOther places to listenCLICK HERE to listen on iTunesCLICK HERE to listen on StitcherCLICK HERE to listen on SpotifySee more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

Need a pick-me-up? Skip the coffee and try a movement bite.

Jessica Schatz is a celebrity trainer and biomechanics and ProACTIVE Aging expert. She's trained professional athletes, Broadway stars and Hollywood actors for decades.

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Those athletes and performers need to maintain energy to perform.

Jessica says the key to maintaining energy and aging well isn't destroying yourself in a two-hour gym workout. It's a lot easier than that. It's incorporating five-minute exercise breaks frequently into your day.

Even 30 seconds of jumping jacks, pushups or squats can go a long way.

Jessica calls them movement bites.

"They increase your blood flow. They increase your heart rate. And they start to release these proteins, these Myokines, and they also release a protein called BDNF, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor. It's like fertilizer for your brain," Schatz said.

It's good news for anyone not crazy about chasing the elusive runner's high. Creating a positive neurfeedback loop doesn't have to leave you exhausted. It just needs to be consistent.

"You're literally teaching yourself to foster a relationship with movement that's positive," Schatz said.

Follow Jessica:

Facebook: @thecoreexpert

Instagram: @TheCoreExpert

YouTube: @TheCoreExpert

On this Dying to Ask:

  • A deep dive into the science of hope molecules
  • 5 movement bites you can do sitting in your car or at your desk
  • How to plan your own "pick-me-ups" to improve mood and energy
  • And what it's like to be a celebrity trainer to stars like Ashley Olsen and NBA players

Other places to listen

CLICK HERE to listen on iTunes
CLICK HERE to listen on Stitcher
CLICK HERE to listen on Spotify

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

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