Exercised : why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewarding
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New York : Random House Large Print, [2020].
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9780593295397, 0593295390, 9781648381959
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2020].
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Large Print
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xxvii, 738 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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9780593295397, 0593295390, 9781648381959

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Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a researcher on the evolution of human physical activity, tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise--to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences, Lieberman recounts in layperson's terms how and why humans evolved to walk, run, dig, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion. As our increasingly sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases such as diabetes, Lieberman argues that to become more active we need to do more than medicalize and commodify exercise. Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology, he suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable, rather than shaming and blaming people for avoiding it. He also tackles the quesƯtion of whether you can exercise too much, and explains why exercise can reduce our vulƯnerability to the diseases mostly likely to make us sick and kill us.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lieberman, D. (2020). Exercised: why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewarding (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lieberman, Daniel, 1964-. 2020. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding. Random House Large Print.

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Lieberman, Daniel, 1964-. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding Random House Large Print, 2020.

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Lieberman, Daniel. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2020.

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