My Perfect Movement Plan
The Move Your DNA All Day Workbook
Published on 30. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-943370-26-9 (ISBN)
Description
2024 Foreword Indie Award Finalist
Create a personalized movement plan you love.
You've heard of the million benefits of movement, but you can't make it work in your body or your own life.
Maybe you move a lot at work, and your body is too tired to do the activities you used to enjoy.
Maybe you're an athlete with nagging injuries keeping you off your game.
Maybe you want to move more but you don't have the time-or can't because moving hurts.
The best way to approach movement is to think of it like food-we need certain amounts of all different kinds for our bodies to be healthy. My Perfect Movement Plan helps you figure out exactly which types of movement you're already getting, what you might be missing, and where to fit it into your daily life.
This workbook is all about discovering the "movement diet" your body needs. Not any body, but your body, specifically. Complete dozens of self-assessment questions and worksheets to develop a plan--your perfect plan--for nourishing your body with movement in a way that's sustainable, meaningful, adaptable, and even restful.
Get back to your most joyful activities, uncover new ones-and start savoring the movement in every moment.
Create a personalized movement plan you love.
You've heard of the million benefits of movement, but you can't make it work in your body or your own life.
Maybe you move a lot at work, and your body is too tired to do the activities you used to enjoy.
Maybe you're an athlete with nagging injuries keeping you off your game.
Maybe you want to move more but you don't have the time-or can't because moving hurts.
The best way to approach movement is to think of it like food-we need certain amounts of all different kinds for our bodies to be healthy. My Perfect Movement Plan helps you figure out exactly which types of movement you're already getting, what you might be missing, and where to fit it into your daily life.
This workbook is all about discovering the "movement diet" your body needs. Not any body, but your body, specifically. Complete dozens of self-assessment questions and worksheets to develop a plan--your perfect plan--for nourishing your body with movement in a way that's sustainable, meaningful, adaptable, and even restful.
Get back to your most joyful activities, uncover new ones-and start savoring the movement in every moment.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Katy Bowman"When it comes to your body, Katy Bowman is the nerdy best friend you've been looking for your whole life. Having Katy in your life is like having a superpower." -Kelly Starrett, DPT, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard and Built to Move
"Katy Bowman has been reminding us for years that, just as food is medicine, a nutritious movement diet is essential for optimal health and well-being. -Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever, The Pegan Diet, and The Blood Sugar Solution
"Katy Bowman's work always fires both my imagination and my admiration. Refined through her practice, her parenting (so important), and her unwavering use of herself as an experiment, Katy's whole body of work is pointing toward an updated physical education for the coming challenges." -Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains
"Movement is so much more than exercise. Our posture when we sit and stand, how we walk, bend over to pick something up, and even the micro-movements we make when at rest are vital to our health and well-being. Katy Bowman helps us to reshape our everyday movement and find comfort and ease in our bodies. I consider (her) essential reading for all humans!" -Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac, New York Times bestselling author of Paleo Cure
"With an infectious enthusiasm for all things biomechanical, and easy moves to do at home, Bowman shows how easy it can be to access a healthier body, brain and life." -Caroline Williams, author of Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free
"Katy Bowman helps you take better care of yourself by helping you understand how your body works and the simple adjustments it needs to be its best. Her advice is easy to understand, practical, and effective, whether you're in a wheelchair or an elite athlete or anywhere in between. Perhaps best of all, she helps you see opportunities to get the movements your body needs everywhere you go." -Kate Hanley, author of How to Be a Better Person and host of the How to Be a Better Person podcast
"Katy Bowman invites you to easily meet and greet body areas that may have departed from inclusive movement over the course of your life, while making you feel at home inside yourself." -Jill Miller, author of Body by Breath and The Roll Model, Co-Founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide
"Katy Bowman's message, no matter your fitness level, is incredibly powerful and easy to apply to our daily lives. It's a simple, yet transformative prescription for living longer, better." -Maddy Dychtwald, author and co-founder of Age Wave
"Katy shares practical solutions for people who work and live in the real world." -Gabrielle Reece, former pro volleyball player, podcast host, and New York Times bestselling author
"Katy changes the way I see the world and how I live my life every time I talk with her." -Shawn Stevenson, host of The Model Health Show
"Katy Bowman is an absolute wizard when it comes to all things movement, biomechanics, posture, position, reshaping your body, and a lot more-from a very unique and holistic, yet scientific perspective." -Ben Greenfield, host of The Ben Greenfield Life podcast
"My Perfect Movement Plan is an accessible and empowering guide that demystifies movement. With its journal-like format, engaging visuals, and straightforward, practical advice, Katy Bowman helps readers design a movement-rich life tailored to their unique needs. This workbook is a must-have resource for anyone seeking to promote longevity and well-being while preventing injury and degeneration."-Leigh A. Frame, PhD, MHS Director of Integrative Medicine and Co-founder of the Resiliency & Well-being Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black and white images; 25 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
356 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-943370-26-9 (9781943370269)
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E-Book
07/2024
Uphill Books
€14.49
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Person
Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader of the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman, M.S. is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Her eleven books, including the groundbreaking Move Your DNA, have sold more than 300,000 copies in English and been translated into 17 languages worldwide.
Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences such as the Ancestral Health Summit and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Her work has been featured in media as diverse as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, NPR, the Joe Rogan Experience, and Good Housekeeping.
One of Maria Shriver's "Architects of Change" and an America Walks "Woman of the Walking Movement," Bowman consults on educational and living space design to encourage movement-rich habitats. She has worked with Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities to create greater access to her "move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need" message.
Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family.
Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences such as the Ancestral Health Summit and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Her work has been featured in media as diverse as the Today Show, CBC Radio One, the Seattle Times, NPR, the Joe Rogan Experience, and Good Housekeeping.
One of Maria Shriver's "Architects of Change" and an America Walks "Woman of the Walking Movement," Bowman consults on educational and living space design to encourage movement-rich habitats. She has worked with Patagonia, Nike, and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities to create greater access to her "move more, move more body parts, move more for what you need" message.
Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State, where she lives with her family.