‘Endlessly fascinating and full of surprises. Easily one of my books of the year’ BILL BRYSON
The myth-busting science behind our modern attitudes to exercise: what our bodies really need, why it matters, and its effects on health and wellbeing. In industrialized nations, our sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases like diabetes.
A key remedy, we are told, is exercise - voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. However, most of us struggle to stay fit, and our attitudes to exercise are plagued by misconceptions, finger-pointing and anxiety.
But, as Daniel Lieberman shows in Exercised, the first book of its kind by a leading scientific expert, we never evolved to exercise. We are hardwired for moderate exertion throughout each day, not triathlons or treadmills.
Drawing on over a decade of high-level scientific research and eye-opening insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology, Lieberman explains precisely how exercise can promote health; debunks persistent myths about sitting, speed, strength and endurance; and points the way towards more enjoyable and physically active living in the modern world.
‘Myth-busting, illuminating, brilliant - Lieberman will completely change the way you think about your body’ Professor ALICE ROBERTS, presenter of Our Incredible Human Journey
Σελίδες: 464, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
Κατασκευαστής
- Συγγραφέας
- Daniel Lieberman
- Εκδότης
- Penguin
- Γλώσσα
- Αγγλικά
- Υπότιτλος
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- Εξώφυλλο
- Μαλακό
- Αριθμός σελίδων
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- Ημερομηνία Κυκλοφορίας
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- Έτος έκδοσης
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- Διαστάσεις
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- Βραβείο
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- ISBN-13
- 9780141986364
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