Move Your DNA : Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement, 2nd Edition

Bestselling Move Your DNA has shaken up the health and fitness world with this message: there is more to movement than exercise. “A landmark in explaining biomechanics.” Dr. Joan Vernikos, Former Director of NASA’s life science division and author of Sitting Kills, Moving Heals. It’s often said that “movement is medicine,” but rarely is the “how” behind the power of movement explained.It’s not only our whole body that’s moving; our cells are being moved as our limbs push and pull to locomote us around, and each movement moves our cells uniquely.Some of the “big ideas” in this paradigm-shifting book include:The human body evolved to a tremendous amount of certain movements-like walking, squatting, hanging, and carrying-loads our bodies still require to work well, even though they’re mostly gone from our “convenience-centric” culture. Many of the ailments we face today relate to how little we move and how stiff our bodies are when we do move.Body issues are often more accurately symptoms