Description
Also available as an ebook.
Learn how to support your health by making small changes in how the individual parts of your body are positioned and how they move—not only at the gym, but at the office, in the kitchen, on a walk with friends, even while you’re sleeping.
We make hundreds of movement choices all day long, whether we know it or not: Walk or drive? Sit or stand? Hip to the right or to the left? Heels or flats? So how can we make the choices that leave us feeling and moving—even thinking—our best? It starts with the ways in which our body is positioned throughout the day, whether working, exercising, or resting.
Rethink Your Position is your guide to everyday anatomy and alignment—part by part.
“A nutritious ‘movement diet’ is essential to our well-being. This book contains all the ingredients we need.”–Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of Young Forever and The Blood Sugar Solution
“This book is elegant and immediately actionable. You cannot help but be changed simply by reading it.” –Kelly Starrett, DPT, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, and Built to Move
Professionals, experienced exercisers, and new-to-movement newbies alike will discover the big and little ways our body parts move. Rethink Your Position explains how to check the way different areas are moving now, including precision exercises to get important parts moving better.
With her trademark clarity and humor, biomechanist, movement teacher, and bestselling author Katy Bowman provides simple, engaging instructions that will have you rethinking your position by reshaping what you’re already doing. Learn how to:
- Avoid a “tech neck” by adjusting your head while looking at your phone
- Set up your computer space to open tight shoulders
- Switch up the way you walk for happier feet and knees
- Care for your hips and psoas muscles by sitting differently
- Adjust your pelvic tilt for a stronger pelvic floor and glutes
- Wake up feeling refreshed by changing your sleep shape
- Find even better form in your regular yoga, Pilates, or fitness workout
- Care for your brain (and mind) with simple movements—like chewing!
BOOK DETAILS
Publication Date: May 11, 2023
Paperback * 6×9 inches * 296 pages
65 photographs and illustrations
$19.95 USD
Miriam –
Katy’s latest book is jam packed with simple yet effective exercises, that when practiced routinely, help to aline my old body into easier mobility. The funny anecdotes, personal stories and detailed anatomical explanations are entertaining and informative. I love the one about how chickens move their heads, I find myself laughing when I do that, and it’s keeping my cervical spine straighter. It’s the kind of book you can open to any page and learn something new!!
Yunus –
I’m going to share a few thoughts about Rethink Your Position, but first you the reader need to be aware of my biases. I’m currently a 43 year old father of four and my fitness is completely out of balance: I can deadlift a whole lot of weight or run 50 miles but I’ve completely lost the ability to do a basic human squat or touch my hands behind my back. I sought out this book because I want to regain some basic movements I’ve lost. I’ve searched everywhere for books, videos, classes, and beyond to help me be able to squat again. I’ve been disappointed consistently.
This book is well-organized into sections. The information is dished out in bursts that are easy to digest–sections consisting of a few pages. The technical aspects are clearly conveyed vs. being obfuscated in jargon. And it’s all practical, offering simple changes to incorporate into your life. I’m used to seeing solutions delivered as “go to these hour-long fitness classes and everything will be fixed” while this book is more like “pay attention to how you walk. There are bad habit ways you might be walking or there are things you can do that will help your body move better. Maybe start by trying to do this one thing while you walk.”
Did this book fix all my body aches and problems? No. Did the book help me think about how I move and how these movements are either helping me or adding to my problems? Yes. That in itself has been more helpful than most of the solutions I’ve sought up to this point. The book doesn’t promise to be a magic pill. Katy is realistic in that change takes time and dedication to moving better. Do I feel better when I remember to implement the small changes in how I move that are suggested in the book? Yes. And for that, as well as Katy’s writing style, I think this book has been totally worth it. I highly recommend it.