If You're Curious About These Questions...
You should listen to this audiobook
- What's the secret to boosting your creativity through movement, even if you're not a 'natural' athlete?
- Are you curious about how exercise can future-proof your brain against the effects of aging?
- What if you could transform your mental health in just a few minutes of movement a day?
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Key Takeaways from Move!
- Discover why sitting is the new smoking and how spending 70 percent of our lives motionless actively harms our cognitive abilities.
- Understand why a single intense workout cannot offset an otherwise sedentary day, and learn the importance of continuous movement.
- Learn how our hunter-gatherer ancestors biologically programmed us to think best while in motion, and why sitting still literally cuts your brain capacity.
- Master the habit of taking daily walks to create your own 'thinking path,' allowing you to break out of mental ruts and boost creativity.
- Find out how the physical act of moving forward can help you overcome emotional hurdles, instill a sense of progress, and promote positive thinking.
Learning Tools
Reinforce what you learned from Move!
Mind Map
Move!
The Sedentary Crisis
Modern Inactivity
Technological Causes
The Mind-Body Connection
Costs of Sitting
Evolutionary Biology
The Power of Walking
Emotional Well-being
Breaking Mental Ruts
Mood Boosters
Optimal Movement Strategies
Frequency Over Intensity
Lessons from Longevity Hotspots
Brain-Protecting Physiology
Building Lifelong Habits
Rethinking Education
The Daily Mile
Social & Actionable Steps
The Movement Manifesto
Group Fitness
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 7
According to the text, why are modern humans compared to sloths?
Move! — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Humans have embraced the path of the sloth.
Chapter 3: Humans are designed to move.
Chapter 4: Walking puts your mind into motion.
Chapter 5: Exercise can also help with life’s emotional hurdles.
Chapter 6: For best results, exercise more often — not more intensely.
Chapter 7: Promote healthy habits early on.
Move! Summary & Overview
Move! (2021) is a step-by-step guide to setting your body – and mind – in motion. Drawing on recent exercise science research, it shares actionable tips for boosting creativity, improving mental health, and future-proofing your brain against the many effects of aging.
Who Should Listen to Move!?
- Aspiring exercisers who need some motivation to get moving
- Workout junkies looking to make the most of their fitness routines
- Anyone guilty of saying, “I’ll hit the gym . . . tomorrow”
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