BORN TO WALK: MYOFASCIAL EFFICIENCY AND THE BODY IN MOVEMENT
Book ID/图书代码： 09802014B74989
English Summary/英文概要： The ability to walk upright on two legs is one of the major traits that define us as humans; yet, scientists still aren’t sure why we evolved to walk as we do. In Born to Walk, author James Earls explores the mystery of our evolution by describing in depth the mechanisms that allow us to be efficient in bipedal gait. Viewing the whole body as an interconnected unit, Earls explains how we can regain a flowing efficiency within our gait--an efficiency which, he argues, is part of our natural design.
This book is designed for movement therapy practitioners, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, and any bodyworker wishing to help clients by incorporating an understanding of gait and its mechanics. It will also appeal to anyone with an interest in evolution and movement.
Drawing on recent research from paleoanthropology, sports science, and anatomy, Earls proposes a complete model of how the whole body cooperates in this three dimensional action. His work is based on Thomas Myers’s Anatomy Trains model of human anatomy, a holistic view of the human body that emphasizes fascial and myofascial connections.
Earls distills the complex action of walking into a simple sequence of "essential events" or actions that are necessary to engage the myofascia and utilize its full potential in the form of elastic energy. He explains the "stretch-shortening cycle"--the mechanism that is the basis for many normal human activities--and discusses how humans take advantage of isometric contractions, viscoelastic response, and elastic recoil to minimize calorie usage. This streamlined efficiency is what enabled our first ancestors to begin to migrate not only seasonally but also permanently to new lands, thereby expanding the natural resources available to us as a species.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 依靠双腿直立行走是我们作为人类的一个主要特征，但是科学家们至今也不确定我们为什么要进化成直立行走，就像我们现在这样。在《为行走而生》中，詹姆斯•厄尔斯通过对双足步态帮助我们有效行走的运动机制进行深入分析探索了我们进化的秘密。把身体看成一个化为关联的整体，厄尔解释了我们是如何通过步法来获得永恒的动力——而这种动力，他解释道，是我们自然设计的一部分。
这本书是专为所有想要帮助客户，想要加深步法和其机能了解的运动疗法从业者,物理治疗师,整骨疗法家,按摩师和所有与身体机能相关的工作人员所写的。对进化和运动感兴趣的所有人也都可以读一下。
厄尔根据最新的人类学,体育科学和解剖学研究，提出了人类行走动作中三维的模型。厄尔的研究是基于托马斯•迈尔斯的解剖学——强调筋膜和肌筋膜连接的人体的整体观念。
厄尔将行走这项复杂的动作解释成“必要的事件”或是需要动用人体肌筋膜的动作并需要全部潜力的弹性能量形式。他解释了“拉长缩短周期”这项每个正常人运动所需基础，并解释了人类是如何利用拉长收缩、粘弹性响应和弹性反冲减少卡路里使用的。这种流线型的动力使我们的第一位直立行走的祖先不仅能季节性地迁移，而是能永远地探索新大陆。(XAT)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 詹姆斯•厄尔是一位作家、教育家、以及肌筋膜释放和整体功能方面的身体机能工作者。他与汤姆斯•梅伊斯共同写作了《筋膜释放结构的平衡》。厄尔还是《终极按摩法》的导演，在全球各地举办工作室和讲座。他也为许多身体机能杂志和专业期刊供稿。厄尔现居于北爱尔兰，贝尔法斯特。
JAMES EARLS is a writer, lecturer, and bodywork practitioner specializing in myofascial release and structural integration. He is coauthor, with Thomas Myers, of Fascial Release for Structural Balance. The director of Ultimate Massage Solutions and Kinesis UK, Earls is a popular presenter at conferences and workshops around the world. He writes regularly for a range of bodywork magazines and professional journals. The author lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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