TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Mary TI - American idle: a journey through our sedentary culture T2 - Capital ideas series SN - 9781933102887 AV - QP 301 .C692 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Sterling, Va. PB - Capital Books KW - Exercise KW - United States KW - Health behavior KW - Physical fitness KW - Motor Activity KW - Health Behavior KW - Health Policy KW - Life Style KW - Physical Fitness N1 - 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? ER -