Move Your DNA
by Katy Bowman
A biomechanist argues that exercise does not fix a sedentary life: the body needs varied, all-day movement, not an hour of repetitive loading. Corrective exercises, walking, squatting, hanging, and a rethinking of furniture. Dense in places, original throughout.
Read it if…
you exercise and still feel stiff and want to know why.
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Skip it if…
you want a workout programme.
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Three things you will actually use
- Exercise is not movement; you need both.
- Variety of load matters more than volume.
- Your furniture shapes your body.
Do this first
Read the chapter on 'casts' and remove one from your day (shoes, chairs, heels).
Our verdict
Movement, not just exercise.
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