{"product_id":"exercised-the-science-of-physical-activity-rest-and-health","title":"Exercised: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Endlessly fascinating and full of surprises. Easily one of my books of the year' BILL BRYSON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe myth-busting science behind our modern attitudes to exercise: what our bodies really need, why it matters, and its effects on health and wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Myth-busting, illuminating, brilliant - Lieberman will completely change the way you think about your body' Professor ALICE ROBERTS , presenter of  Our Incredible Human Journey\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52903875117343,"sku":"A2975","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/0546\/5119\/files\/71vb97F8FXL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792832971","url":"https:\/\/lumobook.store\/products\/exercised-the-science-of-physical-activity-rest-and-health","provider":"LumoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}