Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
On a typical day, the Hadza engage in two hours of moderate to vigorous activity, like running, and several more hours of light activity, like walking.
Kelly McGonigal • The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
As Christopher McDougall describes our ancestors in his book Born to Run, running was hardwired in such a way that it was indispensable to survival:
Kelly Starrett, TJ Murphy • Ready to Run
That we even need to “exercise” is a recent phenomenon. Before the Industrial Revolution, we worked on farms. And before that we were hunters and gatherers. Our species has had the opportunity to be sedentary for only 0.1 percent of its existence.
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
