Why We Have GOT to Get Moving!
I’m asked the following question a lot, “What’s your favorite book?” My answer? “Besides the Bible, cookbooks, and every Agatha Christie mystery I ever met… my favorite book is the one I just read.”
Sounds trite, but it’s the truth – the pure, plain, simple truth.
I love books a great, great deal. They’re mentally stimulating – whether they’re a great mystery by Christie, an inspirational book by Max Lucado, a “Complete Idiot’s Guide..” (love those!), or a self help book everyone… or no one.. is talking about. 
One great way to find out what my favorite book is at the time is to find out which one I just passed along to two of my three daughters (Emily or Stephany) – they’re carrying on the book loving tradition.
Emily recently returned a book (Sitting Kills, Moving Heals: How Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness, and Early Death – and Exercise Alone Won’t
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals
From the Back Cover:
Your Chair is slowly killing you. But exercise alone isn’t the answer. Easy, everyday, all-day movement will keep you healthy for life.
Medical studies show that too much sitting will shorten your life, even if you exercise. No matter how much exercise we get, most of us spend hours each day immobile in our chairs, and we’re fatter, sicker, and more tired than ever before. Why isn’t exercise enough? What’s missing?
GRAVITY!
Dr. Joan Vernikos, former Director of NASA’s Life Sciences Division, applies her groundbreaking NASA research on Gravity Deprivation Syndrome to everyday health here on Earth.
Your body needs to move in gravity to stay healthy. In the near zero gravity of space, astronauts’ muscles and bones atrophy, as if they were rapidly aging. Sitting all day at a desk, in long commutes, or in front of the TV is just like zero G – if you don’t move in gravity, you’ll suffer the same rapid aging as astronauts.
Astronauts are quickly restored to full health by returning to active life on Earth – and so can you. Vernikos shows that the key to lifelong health is more than just traditional gym exercise, but a natural lifestyle of constant, natural movement that resists the force of gravity.
Vernikos’ easy-to-follow, commonsense plan shows how simple, everyday, fun activities like walking, gardening, dancing, golf, and more will keep you healthy, strong, and independent your whole life long.
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals is a fascinating read from page one. Learning about the effects of gravity and “Gravity Deprivation Syndrome” literally made me stand up and pace as I read a great portion of the book! I love the encouragement to move – for adults and children, alike. As the author points out, children mimic what they see adults do. If children see active adults, they’ll tend to be more active, themselves. However, if they see inactive adults who rely too heavily on television, computers, and other forms of technology – they’ll probably mimic the inactivity as well.
Exercise is not a substitute for activities that come naturally throughout the day, 365 days a year, for the rest of your life. – Page 52
Among Other Things, the Book Includes:
- Easy ways to “sneak” more activity into your day.
- The benefits of stretching.
- The 8 Fundamentals of G-Effective Activity.
- How to create healthy habits that’ll keep your body from aging prematurely.
- Stretches and Exercises to prevent muscle atrophy (remember, we’re dealing with a NASA expert here!).
- The Health and Fitness Pyramid explained in detail.
- How to completely relax.
- Strength Training benefits.
- The author’s expertise on gravity and exercise machines.
- Gravity therapy and rehabilitation.
- Helping the brain heal itself.
- How to be a kid again and why you should!
- Benefit of inversion (gets blood to the head).
- Benefits of certain sports and activities.
Basically, you’ll gain a whole new way of looking at your health and life. This is honestly a book unlike any other and I’m 100 percent certain it” effect your life and health positively.
See Sitting Kills, Moving Heals: How Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness, and Early Death – and Exercise Alone Won’t
I just finished reading 
by JB Berns is a highly unique, easy to read, and utterly fascinating book about a subject we’re all completely interested in: Aging well and aging slowly.
. There were so many things I loved about this book – from the author’s infectious positive and fun-to-read style to the catchy title – a title that starts the reader off on a journey to discover what the author has in mind. As an avid book reader who always has more books that she wants to read than time in which to read them, I love something else about this book – something that I’ve started embracing books for having: Large enough text for me to lie the book on the front of my treadmill and read as I trudge along. Big bonus! I actually finished this wonderful book this afternoon while getting in my daily exercise on my treadmill.
by Jim Randel is a first-class example of a book that’s a lof of fun to look at and a lot of fun to read… yet, amongst all of the smiles is a great, great deal of useful and helpful information.
. It’s also probably my favorite book of theirs.
I love irony. Truth be told, I stand gawking at its beauty every time.
by Marc Lesser. Less by Lesser.
is nothing if not a fascinating read. As I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned, I recently got behind in my reading because of a broken cat. My Alexa decided that she was graceful enough to take a running jump on an ironing board – as though she was Mary Lou Retton and it was her balance beam. Reality crashed down on my beautiful, albeit ungraceful, girl. It landed on a back leg, broke it in two places, and she and I spend a great deal of time lying in the floor.
