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Name: Move!
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Author: Caroline Williams

Caroline Williams

The New Science of Body Movement and How it Can Set Your Mind Free

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Move! by Caroline Williams is a science-based book that explores the importance of moving our bodies. It reveals how inactivity harms us and offers practical tips to incorporate more movement into our daily lives, improving our physical and mental health.

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What’s in it for me? Learn how exercise boosts brain health.

Thousands of years ago, hunter-gatherers roamed miles in search of their next meal. Today, finding food is as simple as clicking a “Deliver Now” button. But, for all its convenience, technological innovation has had some harmful side effects on human health.

As a species, we’ve simply stopped moving; we’re basically sloths compared to our Stone Age ancestors. We spend a staggering 70 percent of our lives sitting still. And our brains are suffering as a result.

Filled with practical exercise advice, these blinks will help you break the cycle of sloth. In providing the momentum to move, they’ll guide you toward a healthier – and happier – life.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

why sitting is the new smoking;
how our brains evolved to think best on the move; and
simple steps you can take to set both your body and mind in motion.

Humans have chosen the way of the sloth.

Have you ever wanted to trade places with a sloth? Notorious for doing almost nothing, these tree-dwelling mammals sleep for up to 20 hours a day and are relatively motionless when awake.

Pretty wild, right? Well . . . turns out humans don’t need to envy the sloth life – we’re already living it.

As a species, humans have reached new levels of laziness. Today, the average adult spends a staggering 70 percent of their life sitting or lying completely still. Think about that for a moment. If you lived to be 80 years old, only 24 of those years would have been spent moving. The other 56 years – more than 20,000 days – would have been spent on the couch or in bed.

This is the key message: Humans have chosen the way of the sloth.

The trend toward laziness doesn’t discriminate by age, either. Modern children spend up to half of their free time sitting around – and that’s before school time gets factored into the equation. On the other end of the spectrum, elderly people spend up to 80 percent of their waking days barely moving a muscle.

These numbers are scary – and they’re only getting worse. In fact, modern humans move around 30 percent less than their counterparts did in the 1960s.

At this point, you may be asking, What inspired this drastic shift in behavior? Look around, and the answer becomes self-evident. Did you spot a smartphone, television, or computer nearby? Those snazzy little devices are partly to blame for our overwhelmingly slothlike state.

Hungry for dinner? Instead of hunting bison like our hunter-gatherer ancestors did, you can get a burger hand-delivered with the click of a button. Seeking entertainment? Turn on the TV instead of trekking to an ancient amphitheater. Craving social interaction? Chat with people from around the world without leaving your house – or moving more than a finger.

There’s no denying that technology has transformed the world as we know it. But has the resulting shift in human behavior been for the better?

Science suggests not, as we’ll explore in the next blink.

Humans are built to move.

Unlike sloths, humans aren’t built to be motionless for hours on end – and staying still can pose a host of harmful health consequences.

Beyond the increased risk of obesity, sedentary lifestyles are also linked to falling IQs, increased antisocial behavior, shortened attention spans, memory loss, decreased creative thinking, and even a global epidemic of mental illness – with a particular emphasis on anxiety and depression.

Walking sets your mind in motion.

Charles Darwin needed to move – in more ways than one.

Five years after returning from his now-famous Beagle voyages, the young biologist was struggling to transform his field notes into a fully realized theory of evolution. Thinking was much easier said than done amid the hustle and bustle of London life, so Darwin relocated to a quiet corner of the English countryside.

Exercise can help with life’s emotional hurdles too.

Ever been told it’s time to “move on?” It’s no coincidence that the word move features so prominently in this phrase. In fact, exercise can serve as a major mood-booster – breaking you out of many a mental rut.

Experiments suggest that physically moving forward can instill an emotional sense of progress while also promoting positive thinking. With each step, you’re mentally transported away from the past and moving toward the future.

For optimal results, exercise more often – not more intensely.

Many are intimidated by the prospect of everyday exercise. But improving your physical and mental health doesn’t have to mean running up mountains or reverting to hunter-gatherer ways. For proof, let’s take a quick trip to five global destinations: Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Loma Linda, California.

Scattered across the map, these places may not seem to share much in common. But take a closer look at their populations, and you’ll notice a remarkable trend. In each destination, ten times more people than average live to be 100 years old. What’s more, residents of these longevity hotspots are less likely than average to suffer dementia and mental health issues.

Encourage healthy habits early on.

Of course, one person alone can’t break a species-wide cycle of sloth. To improve human health on a global scale, we need to collectively act and adopt what the author calls a movement manifesto.

The first step? Encouraging frequent movement from an early age. As the nineteenth-century American social reformer Frederick Douglass said, “It’s easier to build strong children than mend broken men.” Healthy habits should be instilled in childhood – laying the foundation for long, active lives.

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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.

Wer Move! lesen sollte

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”

Über den Autor

Caroline Williams is a UK-based science writer with over 20 years of experience writing for publications including New Scientist, the Guardian, BBC Future, BBC Earth, and the Boston Globe. She has a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from Exeter University and a Master of Science in science communication from Imperial College London.

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