I've recently been listening to the audio book of Exercised by Dan Lieberman; I found it really interesting and thought others might have read it and had thoughts, or might be interested in reading it.
I found the section on how exercise affects our body particularly fascinating, and the section on exercise and aging was very interesting too. I liked having it as my soundtrack on recent runs as I was able to feel good about all the things my running was doing to my body as I went
If you'd like to get a taster, there's a review below and he talks about the book on the Trail Runner Nation podcast 27 Feb (episode 511)
At last I understand why it is so hard to get out of the door! I have evolved to limit my physical activity whenever I reasonably can!
Fortunately, as we have found in this awful pandemic, we also seem to have evolved a need to get outside and to enjoy our surroundings. (Even if we do not need to hunt or gather). I always try to view my bike rides, walks and even runs ( 😅) as play and enjoyment rather than exercise. It helps me to get out of that door.
I listened to the audio book so if there were graphs and diagrams they would have passed me by entirely! If there are charts that I missed, it was perfectly comprehensible without.
I read his earlier work "The story of the Human Body" as well. Another read in a similar vein but with a leaning to the those of us of a certain age is Dr Norman Lazarus's The Lazarus Strategy might be of interest.
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