How to Think About Exercise

Resumen del libro

A look at how and why exercise affects the way we think and feel

It can often seem like existence is split in two: body and mind, flesh and spirit, moving and thinking. In the office or at study we are mind workers', with superfluous bodies. In the gym we stretch, run and lift, but our minds are idle. Damon Young challenges this idea, revealing how fitness can develop our bodies and minds, together. Exploring exercises and sports with the help of ancient and modern philosophy, he uncovers the pleasures, virtues and big ideas of fitness. By exercising intelligently, we are committing to wholeness: enjoying and enhancing our full humanity.

Biografía del autor

Damon Young es un filósofo y autor galardonado. Es autor o editor de libros de no ficción, literatura para niños, relatos y poesía, y sus obras se han traducido a once idiomas. Young es miembro honorario del departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad de Melbourne.