This is by far the most comprehensive story about physical activity and its role in the human body. He spends the first portions of the book outlining what exercise is and training us to adopt an anthropological mindset (new to me) when we evaluate headlines and fads. Once there we get the full-fledged analysis of why exercise is so good and what’s been PROVEN to be the best for overall health and to prevent a lot of prevalent conditions.

If you are a regular exerciser, you may not glean too much new information for yourself but may get more backing when questioned about your sanity by NARPs. If you are a non-athletic regular person, you would benefit significantly from reading about why being a crazy exerciser may actually be worthwhile!