The College of Education is excited to announce a workshop on mobility, injury prevention, and whole-body wellness with Kelly and Juliet Starrett. Co-sponsored with the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, the event is free and open to the public.
Please Register HERE.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:30 pm
UH Mānoa Bilger Hall 152
Overview
Evolution optimized our bodies for movement—a design increasingly at odds with modern life. In their new book, Built to Move, Kelly and Juliet Starrett offer antidotes to sedentary living: ten simple practices that restore the body’s capacity for free and easy movement. Their techniques help prevent injury among elite athletes and office workers alike. Their philosophy offers protection against stress, screens, sitting, sleep disruption, and age. Better you, better tomorrow.
Kelly Starrett is a doctor of physical therapy who works with Olympic athletes, military special forces, and NFL and NBA teams. Juliet Starrett is an attorney and CEO of The Ready State. She co-founded the nonprofit StandUp Kids and is a two-time whitewater rafting world champion. Kelly and Juliet co-host one of the country’s leading fitness podcasts, and they are the authors of several bestselling books, including Built to Move and Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World.
The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of UH Mānoa, The Learning Coalition, and Hawai‘i Community Foundation with support from the UH Foundation. Event co-sponsors include the Lotus Honolulu Hotel and College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science.
