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The first 20 minutes

by Gretchen Reynolds · first published 2012

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Gretchen Reynolds explains how exercise affects the body in distinct ways and provides the tools readers need to achieve their fitness goals - whether that's a faster 5K or staying trim.

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  • dreadpirateryan · Jun 22, 2012 · Recommends

    If you're interested in fitness and exercise, read "The First 20 Minutes" by Gretchen Reynolds (http://www.amazon.com/The-First-20-Minutes-Surprising/dp/159...). It's somewhat a review of the current state of scientific thought in exercise (tons of studies are cited throughout…

    on “Ask HN: Summer reading” ↗
  • qwerty456127 · Jan 16, 2020 · Recommends

    …right posture while standing for whole days is hardly possible for most of the people too. People should mostly lay while using computers + walk for at least an hour + have about 20 minutes (see the "The First 20 Minutes" book by Gretchen Reynolds for scientific references) of high-intensity exercising and there will be no back pain. Sitting is what killing us. Whenever I don't have to go to the office I do my coding…

    on “Back pain is a problem which is badly treated” ↗

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