Working out or running purely for exercise are contrived from an evolutionary perspective. For millions of years of the homo genus we only ran or exercised beca

Working out or running purely for exercise are contrived from an evolutionary perspective. For millions of years of the homo genus we only ran or exercised because it was in the context of a useful task, like getting dinner, clearing land, or being playful. In these forms of running or weight lifting your mind would have only been focused externally on the tasks it's connected to. Does it make it difference? Since mind and body are interconnected, of course it does. I'm weird but I do sometimes run and imagine I'm actually persistence hunting an antelope, and that some hypothetical tribe would be thrilled to have it. It does supply a boost of energy and makes the run easier. Evolution hacking I suppose.