When was the last time you sprinted? Not jogged. Not ran a 5K. Not did cardio. Actually moved as fast as your body could comfortably and safely move. In this conversation, Les Raymond sits down with Graham Tuttle, known as The Barefoot Sprinter and author of *Born to Sprint: Unlock Your Natural Strength, Speed, and Athleticism*, to explore why speed may be one of the most overlooked pieces of lifelong health and physical capability. Graham challenges the idea that sprinting is only for young athletes. Instead, he sees it as a natural human movement capacity that can reveal a great deal about our strength, coordination, connective tissue, balance, confidence, and relationship with our bodies.
Together, Les and Graham explore:
* Why adults gradually stop sprinting
* The relationship between speed, aging, and longevity
* Why strength alone may not preserve athleticism
* How sprinting supports power, coordination, impact tolerance, and movement quality
* Why being able to move quickly can matter for balance, falls, parenting, emergencies, and everyday life
* How sprinting differs from endurance training
* Why athleticism is about more than performance
* The role of the feet in movement, balance, and force production
* Why barefoot training creates so much sensory feedback
* How shoes, treadmills, watches, and other technology can sometimes disconnect us from what our bodies are telling us
* Why movement quality may matter more than simply accumulating reps, miles, or calories
* Walking, running, striding, skipping, and sprinting as parts of the same movement continuum
* How adults can gradually rebuild the capacity to sprint rather than jumping into it unprepared
* Why simplifying your training may sometimes help you become more capable, agile, and connected
One of the central ideas in Graham's work is that sprinting isn't necessarily an ability we earn. It's an ability the human body is designed to express. That doesn't mean someone who has been sedentary for years should simply head outside and sprint at full speed. The real work is restoring the mobility, tissue capacity, coordination, strength, and body awareness that make speed available again. Much of Graham's book focuses on exactly that journey.
Get Graham's Book...barefootsprinter.com
And look for his book, ***Born to Sprint: Unlock Your Natural Strength, Speed, and Athleticism***, a practical guide to rebuilding the foundational movement qualities that allow the body to move with strength, speed, confidence, and freedom.
Whether you're 30, 50, 70, or beyond, this conversation offers a different way to think about exercise: not simply as something we do to burn calories or improve numbers, but as an ongoing relationship with the body we live in.
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Thanks so much for all of your support!
With gratitude,
Les and Sara
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