In Praise of Walking
A New Scientific Exploration
by Shane O'Mara
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Walking, Travel, and Health.
A hymn to walking, the mechanical magic at the core of our humanity.Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to migrate out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives usNeuroscienti...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Walking, Travel, and Health.
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“Wild is an intimate, voice-driven memoir that mixes detailed trail scenes with extended personal memory and reckoning. Its useful part is the candid, often lyrical account of walking 1,100 miles while working through recent bereavement and life rupture; those emotional passages hit hardest when paired with concrete moments on the trail. Main limitation: the narrative frequently detours into interior monologue and repetition, so readers wanting strict chronology, practical hiking info, or brisk pacing may find stretches slow or indulgent.”
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