{"id":202278,"date":"2026-08-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=202278"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:32:05","slug":"the-secret-to-healthy-feet-and-pain-free-adventure-with-courtney-conley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/the-secret-to-healthy-feet-and-pain-free-adventure-with-courtney-conley","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to Healthy Feet and Pain Free Adventure with Courtney Conley"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/125a7b58-2c4b-48e0-936f-7ce299206fd0?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/the-secret-to-healthy-feet-and-pain-free-adventure-with-courtney-conley\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courtney Conley is a movement specialist, foot health expert, and author of the national bestselling book&nbsp;<em>Walk<\/em>. Through her work as founder of Gait Happens, she helps people build stronger feet and ankles to improve mobility, prevent injury, and stay active for life. Whether you love hiking, running, biking, or climbing, Courtney believes better movement starts from the ground up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Courtney:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drcourtneyconley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gaithappens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed this episode, listen to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/movement-diet-with-katy-bowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Movement Diet with Katy Bowman<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/learn\/expert-advice\/editors-choice-roundup-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out REI&#8217;s 2026 Editors&#8217; Choice Awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capital One and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Courtney Conley is a movement specialist, foot health expert, and author of the national bestselling book&nbsp;Walk. Through her work as founder of Gait Happens, she helps people build stronger feet and ankles to improve mobility, prevent injury, and stay active for life. 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