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Move Your DNA (Paperback, 2017, Propriometrics Press) 4 stars

"In Move Your DNA, biomechanist Katy Bowman explains our deep need for movement - right …

In the same way supplements should not be the bulk of your diet, exercise should not be the bulk of your movement profile.

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I wish the author used more formal units/measurement to help us define what a “profile” is. She refers a lot to walking mileage, so is this mileage dependent? Because if it is and I run 12 miles a day, does that mean I need to walk 20+ miles that day to ensure exercise isn’t the bulk of my movement? Or is it time-based? Or is it simply variety-based?

I would’ve loved to see a deeper dive into what constitutes a quality movement profile in relation to daily exercise, though it doesn’t seem this book is actually written for athletes like myself (more on this in the book review)