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Q: What motivated you to launch your own publishing press?
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A: My goal is to write technically accurate, layperson-friendly books, which, as it turns out sometimes defy categorization ... I found this a tricky spot to be in with my first and second books, which were published elsewhere. When shopping my third book, I decided to start a press to represent books that expand upon the concept of movement: movement beyond just fitness and exercise ... [rather] the meaning and importance of movement in both the human and the non-human world.
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Q: What influenced you to get involved with the science of movement specifically? Was there a specific moment where you decided to focus on kinesiology?
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A: I’ve always been curious about the way things work. Some people will take apart gadgets to see how their inner parts connect to and work with each other; I take that same approach to the body. Muscles, bones, joints, and nerves are like levers and pulleys, gears, and wiring – only better, because of the interplay between mechanical and biological forces. Living parts change shape in response to how you use (or don’t use) them. After graduate school, I wanted to create a handbook for the human machine that was both technically accurate and accessible.
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Q: The Uphill website states that movement is “a lens through which to observe and understand ourselves and the world around us.” Can you expand on what that means? Is the market for movement focused titles very slim? Is there a specific time that you used movement to better connect with your community?
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A: When people hear “movement”, they tend to think exercise/fitness, but [movement goes] far beyond fitness and health ... All living things need to move, and many issues we face physically as well as socially relate to this new phenomenon of “sedentary culture.” And the effects aren’t only personal, they’re tied up with our relationship to nature and other animals too.
When we released my book Grow Wild—about how parents can bring more movement into their children’s and their own lives—we created a “book walk,” with 200 two-page spreads blown up into posters on stakes that were hammered into the ground over a mile-long walk through a local farm. Families came out and picnicked and perused the book while moving!
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Q: What’s an Uphill title you recommend to all your friends who are interested in learning more about your “movement” mission but don’t know where to start?
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A: Move Your DNA is probably the book I’m best known for. It outlines the difference between movement and exercise and explains the impact and importance of movement down to the cellular level of our bodies.
My upcoming summer release, My Perfect Movement Plan, is a workbook for anyone who wants to better understand how they are moving, which “movement nutrients” they might be missing, and how they can fit more movement into their daily life.
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Uphill Books | PGW
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