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Crossfit much? :) I think what he's talking about is the subtle differences between working out and having a job where you're always physically moving. It's th

Crossfit much? :) I think what he's talking about is the subtle differences between working out and having a job where you're always physically moving. It's the difference between "working out" and "having a healthy lifestyle."

davidcuddeback 15y ago
Yes, "having a healthy lifestyle" means "working out" is something you do just by going through your day and without having to consciously think about it. I think this TED talk is relavent: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_t...
psykotic 15y ago
A bunch of the people I went to school with as a young kid are now carpenters, bricklayers, mechanics, etc. A few are quite fit but that's because they're active outside of work. Most of them have big pot bellies, eat like shit, drink too much and are overall not what you'd call healthy. The idea that having a physically-oriented job where you're working outside much of the time tends to lead to a healthy body and lifestyle is one I'd dispute. If you're some sort of mythic backwoods ascetic who hunts his own food and builds his own dwelling then sure, but that's only a viable path for the most extreme and committed.
- kunley 15y ago
  I'm not telling about mythics, it's a real life. I don't want to make a system of beliefs here; I responded with an example of experience I lived through. Of course all depends on the people involved, so carefully choose who you work with, what they respect, how they talk about different things, how they relate to the world, do they love what they do or not. This is important in any activity I guess :) I was working with German carpenters. They are very disciplined. They were not extremely committed, they just knew what they like to do and they did it in a most sane way. I'm sure you have people like that in the US. It's the kind of mentality which founded US, as far as I can imagine.

davidcuddeback 15y ago

Yes, "having a healthy lifestyle" means "working out" is something you do just by going through your day and without having to consciously think about it. I think this TED talk is relavent: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_t...

psykotic 15y ago

A bunch of the people I went to school with as a young kid are now carpenters, bricklayers, mechanics, etc. A few are quite fit but that's because they're active outside of work. Most of them have big pot bellies, eat like shit, drink too much and are overall not what you'd call healthy. The idea that having a physically-oriented job where you're working outside much of the time tends to lead to a healthy body and lifestyle is one I'd dispute. If you're some sort of mythic backwoods ascetic who hunts his own food and builds his own dwelling then sure, but that's only a viable path for the most extreme and committed.

kunley 15y ago
I'm not telling about mythics, it's a real life. I don't want to make a system of beliefs here; I responded with an example of experience I lived through. Of course all depends on the people involved, so carefully choose who you work with, what they respect, how they talk about different things, how they relate to the world, do they love what they do or not. This is important in any activity I guess :) I was working with German carpenters. They are very disciplined. They were not extremely committed, they just knew what they like to do and they did it in a most sane way. I'm sure you have people like that in the US. It's the kind of mentality which founded US, as far as I can imagine.