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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.

By: Publisher: London : Penguin, 2019Description: 218 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781847925909
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612.044 23
Contents:
Why walking is good for you -- Walking out of Africa -- How to walk: the mechanics -- How to walk: where are you going? -- Walking the city -- A balm for body and brain -- Creative walking -- Social walking
Summary: Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It defines us as a species. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. It freed our hands and freed our minds. We put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds. (...) As our lives become increasingly sedentary we risk all this. We must start walking again, whether it's up a mountain, down to the park, or simply to school and work. We, and our societies, will be better for it.
List(s) this item appears in: New acquisitions 2019 | Acquisitions 2019-2020
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Loanable Book Library General Collection 612.044 OMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 01/04/2022 000437997
Loanable Book Library Irish Collection 612.044 OMA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000438360

Includes bibliographic references (pages 189-212) and index.

Why walking is good for you -- Walking out of Africa -- How to walk: the mechanics -- How to walk: where are you going? -- Walking the city -- A balm for body and brain -- Creative walking -- Social walking

Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It defines us as a species. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. It freed our hands and freed our minds. We put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds. (...)
As our lives become increasingly sedentary we risk all this. We must start walking again, whether it's up a mountain, down to the park, or simply to school and work. We, and our societies, will be better for it.

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