These are great links. I'll listen to the NPR episode on sedentary lives. I encourage you to read "Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding" by Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist. It's fascinating. He challenges the "sitting is the new smoking" belief by looking at how our ancient ancestors actually were quite sedentary, to preserve calories, with short bouts of intense exercise (sort of like dogs who lie around napping most of the day, then do zoomies). Our modern notion of exercise that developed in the 20th century is not something we evolved to do, which is why it's so difficult for so many to work it into their lives. Anyway, interesting stuff!
These are great links. I'll listen to the NPR episode on sedentary lives. I encourage you to read "Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding" by Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist. It's fascinating. He challenges the "sitting is the new smoking" belief by looking at how our ancient ancestors actually were quite sedentary, to preserve calories, with short bouts of intense exercise (sort of like dogs who lie around napping most of the day, then do zoomies). Our modern notion of exercise that developed in the 20th century is not something we evolved to do, which is why it's so difficult for so many to work it into their lives. Anyway, interesting stuff!
Loved the videos on Renegade Running and want to support Victor. Let’s go in on Valentines gifts from there for the two adult women in our lives…..