The Miracle Pill
$24.80
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2022
Summary
Four in ten British adults, and 80% of children, are so sedentary they don’t meet even the minimum recommended levels for movement. What’s going on?
The answer is simple: activity became exercise. What for centuries was universal and everyday has become the fetishised pursuit of a minority, whether the superhuman feats of elite athletes, or a chore slotted into busy schedules. Yes, most people know physical activity is good for us. And yet 1.5 billion people around the world are so in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471192555 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1471192555 |
| Author: | Peter Walker |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘This book is pretty life-changing – encouraging, optimistic, rich with information. It got me off the sofa.’ Jeremy Vine
‘This is such a lovely, ambitious, fascinating book. Essential lockdown reading. It allows us to reimagine our world and our bodies: we can move more.’ Dr Xand van Tulleken, TV presenter
‘Truly uplifting’ Chris Boardman
Peter Walker
Peter Walker is a New Zealander who has lived in London since 1986. He has worked at the Independent and was Foreign Editor at the Independent on Sunday.
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