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Books like Exercised
The best books like Exercised are The Story of the Human Body, Spark, and The First 20 Minutes. Exercised by Daniel Lieberman is about exercise, evolution, physical activity. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Story of the Human Body
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Daniel Lieberman · Health
The Story of the Human Body is Daniel Lieberman's account of how evolutionary biology can explain the chronic diseases that plague modern populations.
Shares evolution and physical activity with Exercised.
Read the summary → - Spark
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John J. Ratey · Health
Spark is John Ratey's argument, grounded in neuroscience, that aerobic exercise is the single most powerful thing most people can do for their brain.
Both dig into exercise.
Read the summary → - The First 20 Minutes
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Gretchen Reynolds · Health
The First 20 Minutes is Gretchen Reynolds's survey of exercise science research, organized around the finding that the greatest health benefits of physical activity come from the first twenty minutes of movement — and that beyond a certain threshold of exercise, health gains plateau or even reverse.
Shares physical activity and fitness myths with Exercised.
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- Born to Run
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Christopher McDougall · Health
Born to Run begins as a personal injury investigation.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
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Robert M. Sapolsky · Health
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers is Robert Sapolsky's definitive popular account of the biology of stress.
A kindred health read.
Read the summary → - Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia · Health
Peter Attia's Outlive is a book about how most people approach longevity backwards.
Both dig into exercise.
Read the summary → - Younger Next Year
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Chris Crowley · Health
Younger Next Year is the book that resulted when Chris Crowley, a retired New York lawyer in his mid-sixties, and Henry Lodge, his internist, decided to write down the case Lodge had been making in his practice for years: that the physical and cognitive decline most people experience in the second half of life is not inevitable, and that exercise is the most powerful tool available to interrupt it.
Both dig into exercise.
Read the summary → - A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Jennifer A. Doudna and Samuel H. Sternberg · Science
A Crack in Creation is Jennifer Doudna and Samuel Sternberg's account of how CRISPR-Cas9 works, what it can do, and why its possibilities should give everyone pause.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson · Science
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's attempt to understand the scientific story of everything — from the Big Bang to the emergence of modern humans — by spending three years talking to scientists and reading science history.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - An Elegant Defense
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Matt Richtel · Science
An Elegant Defense is Matt Richtel's attempt to explain the immune system to a general audience through a combination of narrative science and personal story.
Both dig into human biology.
Read the summary → - Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal · Science
Frans de Waal's central argument is that we've spent most of the last century asking the wrong questions about animal intelligence.
Both dig into evolution.
Read the summary → - Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky · Science
Behave is Robert Sapolsky's attempt to explain why humans do what they do — the violence, the altruism, the tribalism, the heroism — by working through every layer of biology that contributes to a single act.
Both dig into evolution.
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Books like Exercised: quick answers
What are the best books like Exercised?
The best books like Exercised by Daniel Lieberman are The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman, Spark by John J. Ratey, The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Exercised, such as exercise, evolution, physical activity.
What should I read after Exercised?
A natural next read after Exercised is The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman. Shares evolution and physical activity with Exercised. Other strong choices are Spark by John J. Ratey, The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall.
What books are similar to Exercised by Daniel Lieberman?
Exercised centers on exercise, evolution, physical activity. Books with a similar feel include The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman, Spark by John J. Ratey, The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
