June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
254 pages
6h 37m
English
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Table of Contents
| Foreword |
| Acknowledgments |
| Preface |
| Why Should I Read This Book? |
| Who Should Read This Book? |
| What’s in This Book? |
| You Can’t Fool Nature |
| What Does It Mean to Be Healthy? |
| 1. | Making Changes |
| Unit-Testing Your Health |
| The Mind-Body Connection |
| An Iterative Approach to Health |
| The Science Behind Habits |
| Reprogramming Your Habits |
| Retrospective |
| 2. | Bootstrapping Your Health |
| Thinking on Your Feet |
| Walking Your Way to Better Health |
| The Time of Your Life |
| Learning How to Walk |
| Getting Out the Door |
| Retrospective |
| 3. | A Farewell to Chairs? |
| Sitting Is Considered Harmful |
| Standing Up for the Truth |
| Enhancing Your Workstation |
| Retrospective |
| 4. | Agile Dieting |
| An Iterative Approach to Dieting |
| Balanced Nutrition Over Idiosyncratic Diets |
| Eating Your Brains Out |
| Counting Calories Over Following ... |
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