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It's not the point - your body is built to walk. There are so many things that go wrong when you cease to walk: loss of core strength which results in a propens

by krooj 5y ago

It's not the point - your body is built to walk. There are so many things that go wrong when you cease to walk: loss of core strength which results in a propensity to herniated discs and other spinal/neurological problems, circulatory issues due to the venous pumps of your calf muscles not working as they were designed, etc... The human body is literally designed for walking - not running, cycling, swimming, lifting - walking.

anthonypasq 5y ago
wtf does this mean? the human body is absolutely designed to run
- j3s 5y ago
  it is not designed at all. we evolved doing a lot of both - but throughout history, people have walked a _lot_ more than people have ran.
  - maerF0x0 5y ago
    perhaps parent commenter meant this? https://martinfowler.com/tags/evolutionary%20design.html https://martinfowler.com/tags/evolutionary%20design.html It's become pretty boring to see so many HN threads devolve into people nitpicking a single word in their post.
  - anthonypasq 5y ago
    well despite that fact that nothing about humans was "designed", humans are quite literally the best long distance runners in the animal kingdom. Its one of the only physical things we are actually elite at. We are weak and slow but we can run forever. most early hunting was by running animals to exhaustion. The fact we are bipedal and have very efficient heat dispersion (sweating) all point to the fact that we were meant to run.
    - SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
      > most early hunting was by running animals to exhaustion. Seems like a poor way to go about it to be honest. Sure you just ran that gazelle down over 20 miles, but now you're 20 miles from home and have to carry a gazelle back.
      - anthonypasq 4y ago
        before we developed tools, what would you suggest as a better way to catch a gazelle that can sprint at 50+ mph?
generalenvelope 5y ago
I'm not sure what you're trying to imply by the last statement. "Designed" is a pretty loose term here. Running, cycling, swimming, lifting, and walking are all safe activities. The human body is extremely adaptable, and we do not need to encourage even more fear of movement. See the 2019 physical activity guidelines for Americans (the minimums of which 80-90% of us don't meet) for evidence based recommendations: https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Acti...

by krooj 5y ago

anthonypasq 5y ago

wtf does this mean? the human body is absolutely designed to run

j3s 5y ago
it is not designed at all. we evolved doing a lot of both - but throughout history, people have walked a _lot_ more than people have ran.
- maerF0x0 5y ago
  perhaps parent commenter meant this? https://martinfowler.com/tags/evolutionary%20design.html https://martinfowler.com/tags/evolutionary%20design.html It's become pretty boring to see so many HN threads devolve into people nitpicking a single word in their post.
- anthonypasq 5y ago
  well despite that fact that nothing about humans was "designed", humans are quite literally the best long distance runners in the animal kingdom. Its one of the only physical things we are actually elite at. We are weak and slow but we can run forever. most early hunting was by running animals to exhaustion. The fact we are bipedal and have very efficient heat dispersion (sweating) all point to the fact that we were meant to run.
  - SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
    > most early hunting was by running animals to exhaustion. Seems like a poor way to go about it to be honest. Sure you just ran that gazelle down over 20 miles, but now you're 20 miles from home and have to carry a gazelle back.
    - anthonypasq 4y ago
      before we developed tools, what would you suggest as a better way to catch a gazelle that can sprint at 50+ mph?

generalenvelope 5y ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to imply by the last statement. "Designed" is a pretty loose term here. Running, cycling, swimming, lifting, and walking are all safe activities. The human body is extremely adaptable, and we do not need to encourage even more fear of movement. See the 2019 physical activity guidelines for Americans (the minimums of which 80-90% of us don't meet) for evidence based recommendations: https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Acti...