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In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration
By Shane O'Mara
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12 minute read
Published May 12, 2020
What you'll learn
In Praise of Walking celebrates and explores the seemingly simple and often overlooked exercise of walking. Shane O’Mara shows us that bipedalism is a uniquely human evolutionary adaptation that shapes our identity and experience in a truly holistic manner. In a world that is increasingly sedentary, we are urgently reminded of the joys, benefits, and impact of getting up and walking around.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 The habitual act of walking has a multitude of benefits for both brain and body, many of which are only just being discovered.
- 2 Walking has been well-conserved over eons of evolutionary history and in many species, but humans alone stand on their own two feet.
- 3 Subconscious and conscious stimuli trigger our brains to fire individual cells to guide us along our chosen paths.
- 4 Society is increasingly urbanized and as a result, all cities should be easy to walk in, accessible to all, safe, and enjoyable.
- 5 When we begin moving, so do our brains.
- 6 Humans were made to walk together, and in doing so, walking can be a powerful tool for connection and for change.
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