My Perfect Movement Plan (e-book) (used book) | Katy Bowman | bookbook.eu

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Do you need to move more or move better?Movement feeds your
body. How's your movement diet? Whether you know it or not, everyone has
their own unique movement diet--the balance of types and amounts of movement
that make up your days and nights.Think about a healthy food diet. Eating
broccoli for every meal would be great for getting certain minerals and vitamins,
but it can't comprise a complete diet; there are other nutrients your body
needs that broccoli doesn't contain. It's the same with movement: getting 30
minutes of cardio each day doesn't guarantee that you won't have a problem
bending over to touch your toes or getting up and down from the floor with
ease. And a regular yoga practice may keep your spine feeling great, but not be
enough to keep your bones strong or help develop the grip strength needed for
everyday activities.If "movement calories" are the volume of movement and
"movement nutrients" are the different shapes your body flows through to create
that movement, which of these sounds the closest to your current situation?

High-calorie,
low-nutrient movement: You move a lot every day--maybe your work or lifestyle
involves lots of physical labor. You might be on your feet all day, rarely if
ever sitting down for hours at a time! However, the way you move is repetitious
and uses the same body parts or patterns over and over again, leaving some of
your parts strong and other parts lacking.Low-calorie, low-nutrient movement: Most
of your time is spent sitting--at home, work, and most places in between. Even
if you do get up to exercise for a dedicated hour each day, the rest of the
time around that session is back in the chair or couch. Because you don't move
your whole-body much, many of your parts are also not regularly involved in
movement.Plentiful, nutrient-dense movement, i.e. a well-balanced movement
diet! You move your body regularly throughout the day, in a way that nourishes
all the different body parts and tissue-types, and also develops (or maintains)
the movement skills necessary to live your life in a way you find meaningful.

With
this practical workbook, biomechanist and bestselling author Katy Bowman
provides a tool that anyone can use to track how you are moving, how you aren't
moving, and--perhaps most importantly--how to fit the movements you will discover
you need into your everyday life.Enhance conventional movement groups-cardio,
strength, and flexibility-with practical, skill-based "macronutrients" walking
and balance, getting to and from the floor with ease, carrying well, and
supporting yourself with your arms. And find ways to incorporate the
"micronutrients" that are often left out of exercise routines but are essential
for overall well-being. Are you moving your eyes enough? Or your wrists, or the
bones and muscles in your feet? Are your jaw muscles, fingers and toes, hips, spine,
and shoulders getting the full range of movement nutrients they need to
function their best?Also covered:

Finding your deepest movement "why"--beyond
just "getting healthy"Tracking and being mindful of your body shape throughout
the dayReal-life strategies for increasing the "movement density" of everyday
activitiesHow to rest more while still getting the movement you needAdjusting a
movement diet to the different ages and stages of your life

With self-assessment
exercises, guided observations, and dozens of specific examples, Katy Bowman
works with you to analyze your current movement diet and then guides you to understand
movement in a new way--a way that changes not only how you move, but how you think
about movement, and where it "fits" into your life.My Perfect Movement Plan is
your guidebook to a movement-rich life.