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Exercised tells us about exercise from the evolutionary and anthropological perspectives, which never occurred to me before. This book also teaches me about biology, anthropology and sone useful prospective about exercise in general. It starts with a ... Read More
Professor lieberman uses historical and anthropological perspectives which i found really interesting. I've known dr. Lieberman for a little over thirty years and count him as a friend and colleague. Lieberman continues that tradition but enhances it ... Read More
Very scientific and entertaining at the same time. Informative and vast knowledge sharing.
Our sedentary lives and obesity tend to ruin the quality of our lives as we age. As someone who gets edgy, fidgety if he doesn't exercise an hour each day, i really appreciate that.
Daniel lieberman is a dedicated exerciser who clearly believes in the value of being active. This book is very broad ranging, as lieberman tackles numerous controversial topics. Lieberman is particularly good at refuting statistically bogus claims.
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I have read several recent books on running and exercise and am impressed with the amount of empirical research studies that are cited
Lieberman avoids getting bogged down with the usual intellectual squabbles among scientists as he offers wisdom based on scienc... Read More
I was surprised that my level of interest was so high even after hearing a rather lengthy interview with the author about this book
Our sedentary lives and obesity tend to ruin the quality of our lives as we age
Competitiveness
It debunks several conceptions of populations outside of the western industrialized world
It starts with a story of indigenous people doing exercise built into their lifestyle and the ironman competition
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- This product had a total of 1,370 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 15 2023.
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I do not usually enjoy books about exercise
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Those i have read are long on promises and recommendations and short of evidence to back up their claims
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Exercised is the opposite of such books
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Where it is ambiguous it says it is ambiguous
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The author pretty clearly had the time of his life doing the research for exercised and it shows
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This book may not be for readers who want unambiguous instructions about the why and how of exercise because the science is not complete but thats what i find engaging his selfdeprecating modesty and the absence of fluff or advice not based on evidence
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