Reintroducing Healthy Movement into Daily Life

Combating Stress, Disease and Ill Health

Bernie Warren, Glenys McQueen-Fuentes

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9780429801112
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy
• Index: Psychology

This book provides a research-based, user-friendly, practical guide on how to reintroduce movement into our daily lives.

Presenting a rationale for the value of movement to all humans, the book explains why and where movement-based approaches and activities may be used to combat daily stress and promote good mental and physical health. Chapters provide simple short and easy-to-use ideas and activities, drawing on the authors' combined experience as teachers, coaches, facilitators and therapists. Ideas presented will be applicable to a range of professions and settings such as stay-at-home parents, workers in a factory, shop, or office, or professionals in high stress sedentary jobs.

Reintroducing Movement into Daily Life will be of value to any individual wishing to improve their own health. It also provides guidelines and ideas for professionals working in educational, healthcare and other settings to use with their students/ patients/ clients.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of figures
• List of contributors
• Acknowledgements
• An Introduction To The Book And Its Authors: Always Moving
• PART I The Value Of Movement
• PART II Space
• PART III Staying Healthy In An Unhealthy World: Reframing Behaviours And Attitudes
• PART IV Simple Ways To Re-Integrate Healthy Movement Into Your Daily Life
• PART V Essential Eastern Exercises
• PART VI Western Exercises: Moving With The Universe
• PART VII Working With Groups
• References and Further Reading
• Index