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In praise of walking : the new science of how we walk and why it's good for us / Shane O'Mara.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: London : The Bodley Head, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Whakaahuatanga: 218 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781847925015
  • 9781847925909
Ngā marau: DDC classification:
  • 612.044 23
Summary: Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara celebrates the full sweep of human walking, from its origins deep in time, through to how the brain and nervous system performs the mechanical magic of walking, to understanding how it can set our thoughts free, all the way to its most social aspects, when we walk together to achieve something - whether it's a four-ball in golf, a country ramble, or a march to try and change society. Walking confers a great many benefits for the body and mind; walking helps protect and repair organs that have been subject to stresses and strains; it is good for the gut, helping the passage of food through the intestines. Regular walking also acts as a brake on the aging of our brains, and can, in an important sense, reverse the aging of our brains. Walking is also associated with improved creativity, improved mood, and the general sharpening of our thinking. We need to start walking again. We, and our societies, will be the better for it.
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Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara celebrates the full sweep of human walking, from its origins deep in time, through to how the brain and nervous system performs the mechanical magic of walking, to understanding how it can set our thoughts free, all the way to its most social aspects, when we walk together to achieve something - whether it's a four-ball in golf, a country ramble, or a march to try and change society. Walking confers a great many benefits for the body and mind; walking helps protect and repair organs that have been subject to stresses and strains; it is good for the gut, helping the passage of food through the intestines. Regular walking also acts as a brake on the aging of our brains, and can, in an important sense, reverse the aging of our brains. Walking is also associated with improved creativity, improved mood, and the general sharpening of our thinking. We need to start walking again. We, and our societies, will be the better for it.

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