Move How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free by Caroline Williams
Brand: Hanover Square Press
Product Description
An eyeopening journey into the power of human movement and how we can harness it to optimize our brain health boost our mood and improve every aspect of our lives For our earliest ancestors who hunted and gathered movement meant survival. Our brains evolved to reward physical activity. Moving thinking and feeling have always been inextricably linked. Yet what happens when we stop moving Today on average we spend around 70 percent of our lives sitting or lying completely still. Our sedentary lifestyledesk jobs long commutes and lots of screen timeis not only bad for our bodies. It can also result in anxiety depression and a lower overall IQ. But theres good news. Even the simplest movements can reactivate our bodies and open up a hotline to our minds improving our overall wellbeing and longevity. And we dont have to spend countless hours in the gym. In fact exercise as we understand it misses the point. Veteran science journalist Caroline Williams explores the cuttingedge research behind brain health and physical activity interviewing scientists from around the world to completely reframe our relationship to movement. Along the way she reveals easy tricks that we could all use to improve our memory maximize our creativity strengthen our emotional literacy and more. A welcome counterpoint to the current mindfulness craze Move offers a more stimulating and productive way of freeing our caged minds to live our best lives. show more
Condition : New
Author : Caroline Williams
Weight : 592
Publisher : Hanover Square Press
Language : English
EAN : 9781335914040
ISBN10 : 1335914048
Format : Hardback
Date of Publication : 20200804
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 156 X 235 X 30mm