Sublime

Just as natural whale movement keeps fins up, the strength created via natural movement keeps the spine up. In nature, you would have to use your arms, all day, to: forage (digging, picking); hunt (making and throwing weapons, carrying carcasses); process food (oftentimes beating items literally to a pulp); build structures; carry wood; carry water

Samantha Boardman calls “incidental ambulation” opportunities, or naturally built-in pockets of time where we can avail ourselves of movement—taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking in the spot farthest from the store entrance, delivering a message to an officemate in person rather than over Slack.

It’s a book for the Formula 1 runner seeking health and high performance over a lifetime. All human beings should be able and willing to perform basic maintenance on themselves. Sports medicine has its place, but you have both a right and a responsibility to know what’s going on in your body, take care of as much business as you can, and harvest an