Movement Matters

<p><b>Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world?</b></p><p><b><i>Movement Matters</i> is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking presentation on the interconnectedness of nature human movement and the environment.</b></p><br><p><b>Winner: Foreword Indies Book Award (Gold)</b></p><br><p>Here Bowman widens her <q>there is more to movement than exercise</q> message presented in <i>Move Your DNA</i> and invites us to consider this idea: human movement is a part of the ecosystem.</p><p><i>Movement Matters</i> explores how we make ourselves our communities and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more-as well as:</p><ul><li>How did we become so sedentary? (Hint: Convenience often saves us movement not time.)</li><li>the missing <q>movement nutrients</q> in our food</li><li>how to include more nature in education</li><li>why ecosystem models need to include human movement</li><li>the human need for <q>Vitamin Community</q> and group movement<p></p></li></ul><p>Unapologetically direct often hilarious and always compassionate <i>Movement Matters</i> demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body community and world. A must read for exercise teachers environmentalists and those wanting simple accessible ways to take action for a better world.</p>