Most of us want to learn. We are naturally curious explorers of the world and the knowledge it contains - especially about our own health and fitness. Here is a selection of books recommended by Dr. Cashion to help understand your body and how to take care of it. (Links take you to the book on Amazon.com)

Movement & Fitness

• Movement Matters: Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement, Katy Bowman
• Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement
• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv
• A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill And Less Pain, Todd Hargrove
• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John Ratey, MD

Self Care

• Treat Your Own Back / Treat Your Own Neck, Robert McKenzie
• Back Mechanic, Prof. Stuart McGill
• The Back Book, Kim Burton

Motivation

• Brain Rules: 12 Rules for Surviving and Thriving and Work, Home, and School, John Medina
• Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner, Dean Karnazes
• Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself, Rich Roll
• Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness, Scott Jurek
• Run or Die, Kilian Jornet
• Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, Misty Copeland