Proč chodíme / PROČ je to pro nás důležité, PROČ bychom měli chodit více – O´Mara Shane (2022)

In this engaging book, neurologist Shane O'Mara invites us on a journey to discover the beneficial effects of walking on the body and brain. He guides us through the history and properties of this unique human ability – from the first forms of life at the bottom of the ocean to new findings in modern science. He explains how our brain and nervous system ensure perfect balance. And that's not all – thanks to our brain and nervous system, we can also weave through crowds and navigate using our 'internal GPS.' Walking benefits our muscles, improves posture, protects and heals organs. It can also slow down or even reverse the aging process of the brain. When the brain gets moving, we start thinking more creatively, our mood improves, and stress washes away. A hymn to walking, the mechanical magic that is the foundation of our humanity. Upright bipedalism is a unique human skill. It allowed us to migrate from Africa and spread all the way to Alaska and Australia. Every day we put one foot in front of the other – but how many of us know how we do it or appreciate the benefits it brings us? Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara challenges us to admire the advantages that walking brings to our body and brain. From the evolutionary roots of walking, traceable millions of years back to forms of life...