American idle :
Collins, Mary, 1961-
American idle : a journey through our sedentary culture Mary Collins. - Sterling, Va. : Capital Books, c2009. - xxviii, 195 pages ; 22 cm. - Capital ideas series. . - Capital ideas series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-182).
Meet the first walkers : the American heartland 14,000 years ago -- What do our bodies want (and why)? : the history of the body as told by the body -- Physical grace : the Olympic center -- Flashback : how did work become sedentary and physical activity become leisure? -- Moving on the job today : assembly lines in Pennsylvania -- Action and stillness in nature : how do animals achieve a healthy balance? -- Action and stillness in humans : can Americans achieve a healthy balance? -- A tour through sixty years of advice -- Seeking solutions in the twenty-first century -- The social costs : trekking New York City for answers -- A spiritual solution? -- The morality in play -- This is your brain on exercise -- Reclaiming natural grace in natural places : have you had a green hour today?
9781933102887
Exercise--United States.
Health behavior--United States.
Physical fitness--United States.
Motor Activity--United States.
Health Behavior--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
Life Style--United States.
Physical Fitness--United States.
QP 301 / .C692 2009
American idle : a journey through our sedentary culture Mary Collins. - Sterling, Va. : Capital Books, c2009. - xxviii, 195 pages ; 22 cm. - Capital ideas series. . - Capital ideas series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-182).
Meet the first walkers : the American heartland 14,000 years ago -- What do our bodies want (and why)? : the history of the body as told by the body -- Physical grace : the Olympic center -- Flashback : how did work become sedentary and physical activity become leisure? -- Moving on the job today : assembly lines in Pennsylvania -- Action and stillness in nature : how do animals achieve a healthy balance? -- Action and stillness in humans : can Americans achieve a healthy balance? -- A tour through sixty years of advice -- Seeking solutions in the twenty-first century -- The social costs : trekking New York City for answers -- A spiritual solution? -- The morality in play -- This is your brain on exercise -- Reclaiming natural grace in natural places : have you had a green hour today?
9781933102887
Exercise--United States.
Health behavior--United States.
Physical fitness--United States.
Motor Activity--United States.
Health Behavior--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
Life Style--United States.
Physical Fitness--United States.
QP 301 / .C692 2009
