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ameyawarde's review against another edition
5.0
I legitimately am allergic to exercise (exercise-induced anaphalaxis!) and so I avoid cardio with great seriousness, and have loudly proclaimed my hatred of exercise since my "mysterious" reactions in gym class as a kid. However, I *have* had slightly more cardio tolerance than I do lately for various reasons.. and reading this book both satisfied my general health-science/anthropology nerd brain, and actually made me want to seriously figure out how to increase my tolerance so I can get more exercise in my life. And, for once, NOT due to anything weight loss related, because turns out my own experience has been validated, and exercise, while being VERY IMPORTANT, really isn't related to weight loss in the ways everyone has taught us.
My most-used tidbit from this book has been: DO YOU KNOW HUNTER GATHERER ELDERS' HEALTH DOESN'T AT ALL GO TO S**T LIKE WESTERNERS DO? Because, WOW. I listened to the audiobook so I don't have the stats on hand to double check, but it was definitely mind boggling!
I also read this book righ after Lieberman's advisee Herman Ponzer's new book "Burn" about metabolism-- They should be sold together, they go together very well, and even reference each other.
My most-used tidbit from this book has been: DO YOU KNOW HUNTER GATHERER ELDERS' HEALTH DOESN'T AT ALL GO TO S**T LIKE WESTERNERS DO? Because, WOW. I listened to the audiobook so I don't have the stats on hand to double check, but it was definitely mind boggling!
I also read this book righ after Lieberman's advisee Herman Ponzer's new book "Burn" about metabolism-- They should be sold together, they go together very well, and even reference each other.
miss_cheese's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed listening to this book. I'm one of the people who's pretty good at exercising, but after this book I'm determined to exercise and move even more. I understood why it's so necessary - how we evolved moving a lot, and how modern sedentary life is going against our bodies and the outcome of that. Great storytelling + research + humor = this book is outstanding!
angeg's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Everyone should read this book at any age! It will help your children, your elderly parents and yourselves to understand why we need to exercise and why it is so important !
iqs's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars.
I meant to skim it but ended up reading it.
Spoiler: I learned that exercise is good for you, but people don't like to do it.
I meant to skim it but ended up reading it.
Spoiler: I learned that exercise is good for you, but people don't like to do it.