Sports, Recreation, Fitness

An aspirational and inclusive guide to reaping the "feel-good" benefits of dynamic stretching. Aside from improved flexibility, these include better posture, reduced back strain and the mental "brain boost" that results from increased blood flow during movement.

• From roller skating to hip hop dancing, snowshoeing to tree climbing, fitness can be fun!
• Two new movement activities to try each month
• Features tips on how to get started, easy goal setting, and inspirational journal prompts

This highly engaging landmark work, a natural history of exercise--by the author of the best seller The Story of the Human Body--seeks to answer a fundamental question: were you born to run or rest?

Learn how to bring the power of stillness into your running practice with meditations, guidance, and inspiration from a long-time runner and Zen practitioner.

Achieve life-changing results for your bodygreater mobility, better functionality, enhanced performance, and less painin as little as 9 minutes a day.

A New York Times Sports and Fitness Bestseller



An eye-opening exploration of how the human body can best recover and adapt to sports and fitness training.

The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that doesn't tell us why we should exercise but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement.