Download or read book Exercised written by Daniel Lieberman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing. “Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling author of The Body • If we are born to walk and run, why do most of us take it easy whenever possible? • Does running ruin your knees? • Should we do weights, cardio, or high-intensity training? • Is sitting really the new smoking? • Can you lose weight by walking? • And how do we make sense of the conflicting, anxiety-inducing information about rest, physical activity, and exercise with which we are bombarded? In this myth-busting book, Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity, tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise—to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world, Lieberman recounts without jargon how and why humans evolved to walk, run, dig, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion. Exercised is entertaining and enlightening but also constructive. As our increasingly sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases such as diabetes, Lieberman audaciously argues that to become more active we need to do more than medicalize and commodify exercise. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology, Lieberman suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable, rather than shaming and blaming people for avoiding it. He also tackles the question of whether you can exercise too much, even as he explains why exercise can reduce our vulnerability to the diseases mostly likely to make us sick and kill us.

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Download or read book No Sweat written by Michelle Segar and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you secretly hate exercising? Struggle to stick with a program? Millions of people try and fail to stay fit. But what if "exercising" is the real problem, not you? Motivation scientist and behavior expert Michelle Segar?translates years of research on exercise and motivation into a simple four-point program that will empower you to break the cycle of exercise failure once and for all. You'll discover why you should forget about willpower and stop gritting your teeth through workouts you hate. Instead, you'll become motivated from the inside out and start to crave physical activity. In No Sweat, Segar will help you find: A step-by-step program for staying encouraged to exercise Pleasure in physical activity Realistic ways to fit fitness into your life The success of the clients Segar has coached testifies to the power of her program. Their stories punctuate the book, entertaining and emboldening you to break the cycle of exercise failure once and for all. Practical, proven, and loaded with inspiring stories, No Sweat makes getting fit easier--and more fun--than you ever imagined. Get ready to embrace an active lifestyle that you'll love!

Download or read book Rhythm Made Easy Vol 1 written by Ross Trottier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhythm Made Easy takes rhythm and turns it into simple, digestible clapping exercises that can be executed by anyone looking to learn how to count rhythm. Each exercise builds on the last, and Ross the Music Teacher has a video example for each and every exercise, totaling 100! Isolate rhythm and master it, so that you can count flawlessly on your instrument.

Download or read book Staying Fit After Forty written by Don S. Otis and published by Shaw Books. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, inactivity among Americans is reaching crisis proportions. Sixty percent are not active on a regular basis, and one in four are not active at all. Yet medical science has proven that keeping fit is the key to staying young, and as you get older, regular exercise and good eating habits–or their absence–will be crucial to determining the quality and enjoyment of your life. In this book you will learn: •17 benefits to staying active after 40 •8 tips for those who don’t have time to stay in shape •Common injuries and how to avoid them •Practical ways to remaining healthy and active after retirement •11 ways to stay motivated •How to eat right for weight control •7 reasons why crosstraining is important for those over 40 •11 indicators that you may be training too hard • Vitamins and minerals: what you need and why you need them Features critical advice for your forties, fifties, and beyond from nine experts in the fields of exercise, health, nutrition, and counseling: • compiler, author,and triathlete Don Otis • author and physician Andrew Seddon, M.D. • world recognized nutritionist Judy Lindberg-McFarland • author and Barley Green® founder Mary Ruth Swope, Ph.D. • counselor and health psychologist Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. • sports agent Maryanna Young • pastor and Ironman triathlete Jeff Mitchum • vice president of Focus on the Family and runner Tom Mason • personal trainer/fitness educator Laurie Ellsworth

Download or read book A Tramp s Philosophy written by Bart Kennedy and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discovery in Feral House’s Tramp Lit Series, Bart Kennedy’s 1908 A Tramp’s Philosophy is Kennedy’s late work distilling his life and experiences into a concept for living. He includes insights on everything from religion to civilization to crime to the lure of the open roads. “No social system or state can be really worth anything where the paramount aim is not to allow the individual to develop to the fullest, both mentally and physically. And this aim has never been the aim of any civilized state. ... The aim of all civilized states has been to keep the masses in subjugation for the benefit of cliques. And this is as true of republics as it is of autocracies. ... The money clique that rules America is more oppressive than is the Grand Ducal clique of Russia. It has a far worse effect on the American character.” About Bart Kennedy: Bart Kennedy was born in Leeds, England on March 9, 1861. He was raised in Manchester where he began his career at the age of six working part-time in a cotton mill. He worked in mills and machine shops throughout Manchester before joining the merchant navy as an able seaman in 1881. Jumped ship in Philadelphia where he tramped and worked odd jobs throughout the United States. Was illiterate until his early twenties until a fellow tramp taught him to read. He travels included all of North America and Europe. Occupations included: oyster fisherman, gold miner, opera singer, actor, writer, lecturer, and builder.

Download or read book The Joy of Movement written by Kelly McGonigal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback. The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement. Exercise is health-enhancing and life-extending, yet many of us feel it's a chore. But, as Kelly McGonigal reveals, it doesn't have to be. Movement can and should be a source of joy. Through her trademark blend of science and storytelling, McGonigal draws on insights from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, as well as memoirs, ethnographies, and philosophers. She shows how movement is intertwined with some of the most basic human joys, including self-expression, social connection, and mastery--and why it is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. McGonigal tells the stories of people who have found fulfillment and belonging through running, walking, dancing, swimming, weightlifting, and more, with examples that span the globe, from Tanzania, where one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes on the planet live, to a dance class at Juilliard for people with Parkinson's disease, to the streets of London, where volunteers combine fitness and community service, to races in the remote wilderness, where athletes push the limits of what a human can endure. Along the way, McGonigal paints a portrait of human nature that highlights our capacity for hope, cooperation, and self-transcendence. The result is a revolutionary narrative that goes beyond familiar arguments in favor of exercise, to illustrate why movement is integral to both our happiness and our humanity. Readers will learn what they can do in their own lives and communities to harness the power of movement to create happiness, meaning, and connection.

Download or read book Thinner This Year written by Chris Crowley and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, the latest book in the New York Times bestselling, one-million-copy-plus Younger Next Year franchise. The book that tells every reader how to lose weight, discover new vitality, and get in the best shape of your life. The book with the no-nonsense, no-BS, no-shortcuts approach. The book that shows that there’s a revolution in aging going on. The book that is the how-to of that revolution. Chris Crowley, the memorable patient and coauthor of Younger Next Year, partners with Jen Sacheck, a nutritionist and fitness expert from Tufts University, and in lively, alternating chapters they spell out a weight-loss plan that will have readers losing up to 25 pounds in the first six months—and, much more significantly, keeping it off next year, and the year after, and so on, for life. The message is straightforward and based on the most up-to-date nutritional science: resist the added-fat, added-sugar concoctions created by the food industry; skip the supplements; pile on fruits and vegetables to your heart’s content, but it’s OK to eat lean meats, too; and don’t drink your calories. And exercise! With its simple, fully illustrated program of 25 “sacred exercises,” here is everything the reader needs to build muscle, protect joints, add mobility, and put off 70% of the normal problems associated with aging and eliminate 50% of serious illness and injury. “Clear, concise, well-balanced nutritious diet plan. Realistic exercise . . . [and] the combo of the authors—nutrition scientist and witty writer—makes this an easy-to-read volume with loads of timely, science-based information.” —Madelyn Fernstrom, Diet and Nutrition Editor, TODAY and NBCNews.com “Chock-full of easy recipes, meal plans, and exercise diagrams.” —The Wall Street Journal

Download or read book Old Age and Retirement written by Owen Jones and published by Owen Jones. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this ebook on various aspects of old age and retirement is organised into 17 chapters of about 500-600 words each. I hope that it will interest those who are keen to protect themselves and their futures in old age. As an added bonus, I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first. You may also split the book up and resell the articles. In fact, the only right that you do not have is to resell or give away the book as it was delivered to you.

Download or read book The Off Switch written by Professor Mark Cropley and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'At a time when we are paying a heavy price for the collective delusion that being plugged in 24/7 is an express elevator to the top, The Off Switch reminds us that there is an alternative. Mark Cropley shows that intentionally switching off from work is not only essential for our well-being, it also allows for the unwinding and renewal that help us perform at our best when we switch back on.' Arianna Huffington Work better not longer- learn how to be more productive by switching off from work in the evenings, worrying less and facing the new working day fresh, full of energy and ambition. Work is a big part of our lives, but it's easier than ever to let it take over. Laptops, tablets and smartphones that are supposed to free us from the office actually bind us to it. If you've ever felt stressed as you checked your work email in the evenings, or found yourself unable to sleep worrying about tomorrow's meeting, then this is the book for you! Learning to flick THE OFF-SWITCH when you leave work is essential- not only for your sanity but also for your job. If you can learn to relax and rest effectively when you're not at work, you can then get more done when you're in the office. It's a win-win solution! In this unique book, Professor Mark Cropley, a world expert in how we recover from the working day, blends engaging real-life case studies, clinical expertise and evidence-based techniques to provide a complete guide for how to switch off better - get more enjoyment from your free time, and still get more done.

Download or read book Fit for Life written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Human Services and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CEO Daddy Take It Easy written by Tang GuoGuo and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years ago, she was caught in a conspiracy and had to hide in his room. After something happened, she quietly left the place. Five years later, she returned with her lovely twins. The twins had a similar face to him, and after reuniting with him, he finally, uncontrollably, fell in love with her and their children ... ☆About the Author☆ Tang Guoguo is an outstanding novel author. Her works include: and , and other fine books. All of her novels are fantastic. Both the plot and writing are excellent.

Download or read book Surviving Your 20s written by Alex Brooks and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enthralling Revelation of Navigating Life's Most Transformative Decade Endearing and insightful, "Surviving Your 20s: A Guide to Body Changes & Weight Management" presents a compelling exploration of navigating the challenging decades of growth and self-discovery, your twenties. Expect a refreshing, enlightening journey into understanding the intricacies of your body, from the physiological to the psychological. This comprehensive guide begins by introducing the profound transition from your teenage years to your twenties -- the changing shape of your body, the science behind it, and the complex interplay between your body and society. In Chapter 2, the physiology behind weight fluctuation is expertly unpacked and explores a wide range of factors from hormones to lifestyle, governing weight changes and the societal perception of weight. Chapter 3 brings into sharp focus the art of navigating body transformations, with an emphasis on the emotional impact and requirements for physical adjustments. In the following chapter, delve into understanding how nutrition profoundly influences the changes taking place in the body. The art of adapting and curating your diet to suit your evolving physiology is high on the agenda. The importance of physical activity in relation to metabolic rates and building lean body mass forms the core of Chapter 5. Beyond this, the guide dons an empathetic tone as it explores specific body changes for both women and men, providing understanding and guidance on hormonal shifts, menstrual cycles, and muscle loss. This fascinating book goes beyond surviving a decade of life; it emphasizes the importance of building a sustainable lifestyle and preparing for future health. It provides invaluable advice on curating a realistic and effective weight management plan - strategies for setting goals, implementing gradual changes, and monitoring progress for long-lasting results. Top it off with detailed appendices loaded with resources and references, and you will be well-equipped to navigate this critical decade in your life, grounded in scientific understanding, empathy, and practical wisdom. "Surviving Your 20s: A Guide to Body Changes & Weight Management" is more than a book--it's an understanding companion through your exploration of a transformative decade. It empowers you to manage your body changes, maintain a healthy weight, and build a sustainable and rewarding lifestyle into the future.

Download or read book Aging Research written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bound for Good Health written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of factsheets that offer practical advice on health-related topics for adults in their middle and older years.