Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world?
Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment.
Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold)
Here Bowman widens her there is more to movement than exercise
message presented in Move Your DNA and invites us to consider this idea: human movement is a part of the ecosystem.
Movement Matters explores how we make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more-as well as:
movement nutrientsin our food
Vitamin Communityand group movement
Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world. A must read for exercise teachers, environmentalists, and those wanting simple, accessible ways to take action for a better world.
| ISBN: | 9781943370030 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2016 |
| Author: | Katy Bowman |
| Illustrator: | Jillian Nicol |
| Publisher: | Propriometrics Press an imprint of Uphill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Genres: |
Popular medicine and health: the human body Social and cultural anthropology |
Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world?Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature, human movement, and the environment.Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold)Here Bowman widens her there is more to movement than exercise message presented in Move Your DNA and invites us to consider this idea: human movement is a part of the ecosystem.Movement Matters explores how we make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more-as well as:How did we become so sedentary? (Hint: Convenience often saves us movement, not time.)the missing movement nutrients in our foodhow to include more nature in educationwhy ecosystem models need to include human movementthe human need for Vitamin Community and group movementUnapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world.
Movement Matters features in the following genres: Popular medicine and health: the human body, Social and cultural anthropology
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Movement Matters was written by Katy Bowman and published by Propriometrics Press an imprint of Uphill Books
Movement Matters has 248 pages
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