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'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

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: Exercised
• Subtitle: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health
• Author: Daniel Lieberman
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• EAN: 9780141986364
• ISBN: 0141986360
• ID: 33477211
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 340 g
• Dimensions: 129 × 198 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. June 2021

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