Movement Matters: Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement - Softcover

Bowman M.S., Katy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943370036 ISBN 13: 9781943370030

Publisher: Propriometrics Press, 2016

Synopsis

What if we can make ourselves, our communities, and our planet healthier all at the same time by moving our bodies more?
Movement Matters is a collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking investigation of the mechanics of our sedentary culture and the profound potential of human movement. Here she widens her You are how you move message and invites us to consider our personal relationship with sedentarism, privilege, and nature. Bowman explores:

• how convenience often means less movement, not more time
• the missing movement nutrients in our food
• how to include more nature in education
• the impact of adding movement to permaculture and ecological models
• our need for vitamin Community and group movement

Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters 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.

About this title

About the Author

Partbiomechanist, part science communicator, and full-time mover, Katy Bowman haseducated hundreds of thousands of people on the role movement plays in the bodyand in the world. Blending  a scientific approach with straight talk aboutsensible, whole-life movement solutions, her website and award-winning podcast,Katy Says, reach hundreds of thousands of people every month, andthousands have taken her live classes.
Herbooks, the bestselling Move Your DNA, Movement Matters, and Diastasis Recti, Simple Steps to Foot PainRelief, Don't Just Sit There, Whole Body Barefoot, AlignmentMatters, and Every Woman's Guide to Foot Pain Relief, have beencritically acclaimed and translated worldwide.
Passionateabout human movement outside of exercise, Katy volunteers her time to supportthe larger reintegration of move-ment into human lives by providing movementcourses across widely varying demographics and working with non-profitspromoting nature education. She also directs and teaches at the NutritiousMovementTMCenter Northwest in Washington state, travels the globe to teachNutritious Movement courses in person, and spends as much time outside aspossible with her husband and children.
 

Review

Tying together ecological sustainability and modern lifestyles, this book focuses on the science of moving in healthy ways as a means of healing both the earth and the individual. Its heavy emphasis on healthy living generates a necessary bridge between personal well-being and the well-being of the whole environment, and is yet another strong voice in the general call for more active, mindful lifestyle choices.
Bowman, a biomechanist, does a fine job communicating the hidden significance of everyday acts, such as walking, sitting, and buying prepared food, in digestible sound bites. This is no dense academic treatise; it is written specifically to appeal to the average person, actively acknowledging commonly asked questions about activity and exercise. As in the case of walking overland versus walking on a treadmill, the author consistently calls for an entire way of life that incorporates movement and activity with being outdoors and interacting with nature. Exercise enthusiasts may find it especially interesting, but the advice seems tailored for the person whose gym membership and office job fail to inspire. It has potential broad reach and should not be ignored when building an alternate health collection.
The book is organized as a series of essays and grouped thematically. The three appendices contain useful information for anyone who is inspired by the content. Two of these three are concerned specifically with child rearing. Parenthood is a consistent theme throughout the book, though secondary to movement and ecology. The author introduces several examples that are anecdotal, based on her own children. Citations appear at the conclusion of each essay.
Movement Matters is a continuation in a popular trend toward a holistic approach to health and ecology. Ideal for nutritionists, fitness experts, and anyone seeking an all-around healthier lifestyle. --Foreword Reviews

Happily Katy does not get on a moral soapbox about this (or any of the subjects she goes into). She points out that movement outsourcing has been going on since the beginning of agriculture, and that it allows things we appreciate. She just points out the unwanted consequences, some of which have sneaked up on our culture. She suggests ways to identify the consequences, a perspective to see them and best of all a solution.
You've probably guessed the solution she offers already. Yes, it's move more.
--Edward Hinesibagua.com/book-review-movement-matters/

Everyone should read this book.
Paleo Magazine

Best Fitness Book 2016, Paleo Magazine.

Winner of a 2017 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award in the Essays category.

Edition details

• Publisher: Propriometrics Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1943370036
• ISBN 13: 9781943370030
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 248