Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved To Do Is Healthy and Rewarding | Talks at Google

Daniel Lieberman discusses his book "Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved To Do Is Healthy and Rewarding". If exercise is healthy for you, why do so many people dislike or avoid it? Daniel Lieberman uses engaging stories and explanations that will revolutionize the way you think about not only exercising, but sitting, sleep­ing, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing. Daniel Lieberman is professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity. In this myth-busting book, he tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise—to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world, Lieberman recounts without jargon how and why humans evolved to walk, run, dig, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion. Get the book here: http://goo.gle/3s3w2xc. Moderated by Pete Williamson. #danlieberman #exercise #physicalactivity