Exercised
2021 • 464 pages

Ratings18

Average rating3.9

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Snarky, sassy professor with overabundant personality tells you that (1) exercise sucks (like, our brains have evolved to avoid it at all costs), but (2) it will help you live better. Type 2 fun! I enjoyed this a lot, actually. I found his sass amusing. I was inspired to run around in no shoes. He also made me understand how to prioritize everything: cardio for longevity, HIIT for VO2 max (sob), strength for quality of life. I loved his anthropological examinations of fitness fads like CrossFit (which I still think is prob the most efficient one? don't @ me, I know about the injuries problem) or, ahem, PRIMAL MOVEMENT (hee hee).

I love the idea of him dragging a treadmill to the Maasai. Was it the Maasai? I also loved his descriptive stats of how much various modern-day nomadic people move.

February 1, 2024