An eye-opening 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.
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..
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.
Veteran Science journalist Caroline Williams explores the cutting-edge research behind brain health and physical activity, interviewing scientists from around the world to completely reframe our relationship to movement.
In fact, exercise as we understand it misses the point.
And we don\'t have to spend countless hours in the gym.
Even the simplest movements can reactivate our bodies and open up a hotline to our minds, improving our overall well-being and longevity.
But there\'s good news.
It can also result in anxiety, depression and a lower overall IQ.
Our sedentary lifestyle--desk jobs, long commutes and lots of screen time--is not only bad for our bodies.
Yet what happens when we stop moving? Today, on average, we spend around 70 percent of our lives sitting or lying completely still.
Moving, thinking and feeling have always been inextricably linked.
Our brains evolved to reward physical activity.
An eye-opening 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
