{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman","title":" Beyond Lifespan and Healthspan: The Case for Joyspan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4463,"description":"Biomechanist Katy Bowman speaks with gerontologist and author Dr. Kerry Burnight about her concept of joyspan—a missing piece in how we think about aging well.\nWe often hear about lifespan (how long we live) and healthspan (how long we stay physically well), but what about the quality of those years? Dr. Burnight introduces joyspan as our capacity to experience a meaningful, fulfilling life as we age. In this framework, joy is not simple happiness, but a deeper sense of wellbeing that can coexist with challenge, grief, and change.\nKaty and Dr. Burnight explore the Joyspan Matrix—Give, Connect, Adapt, and Grow—and how these actions enable us to thrive as we age. Rather than viewing aging as inevitable decline they discuss aging as development, the positives of aging and how to step into eldership.\nKaty also speaks with our sponsor, Sohail Shariff of Movemate, creators of a unique dynamic wooden standing board that provides continuous, wave-like movement in the body while you are working at your desk or at home.\nThey discuss how the board supports musculoskeletal health, while also improving focus, creativity, and calm—reducing fatigue and the mental boredom and stagnation that comes from prolonged stillness. They also explore the role of play in the design, and how a serious problem—sedentary behavior—can be addressed in a way that is engaging, enjoyable, and even joyful.\n\nEnhanced Show Notes and Full Transcript\n00:00 – Lifespan, Healthspan… and Joyspan\n01:20 – Dynamic Collective Sponsors\n02:30 – Dr Kerry Burnight Explains Joyspan: The Science of Thriving As You Age\n09:40 – The Joyspan Matrix: Grow, Connect, Adapt, Give\n19:30 – Giving, Purpose & Becoming an Elder (Rethinking Aging)\n42:00 – Meet Movemate: A Dynamic Standing Board for Work and Play\n46:00 – How Movemate Works: Movement, Feeling & Physical Benefits\n49:15 – Cognitive & Emotional Effects of the Movemate Board\n54:00 – Play & Solving Sedentary Behavior With Enjoyable Movement Tools\n1:05:20 – Listener...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U5WxhJlsGPWey1xfDiO0g7h2Z2IvcHpraZq7vVUBMGg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4MjA1LzE2NDQz/NDkzMjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}