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I've recently finished "Exercised" by Daniel Lieberman. He'd argue that this headline is wrong and dangerously misleading. That is, our evolutionary natural sta
by chiefalchemist 3y ago
I've recently finished "Exercised" by Daniel Lieberman. He'd argue that this headline is wrong and dangerously misleading. That is, our evolutionary natural state is movement, being fit (in a day to day life requires it sort of way), lacking in various diseases (e.g., cancer, T2 diabetes, etc.).
That is "good physical shape" is the evolutionary norm. These cancers (likely) often increase from a mismatch of current diet + lifestyle vs what our bodies (and minds) rvolved to expect. Our biology did not evolve to be so inactive, carry 30, 40 and certain not 100+ extra pounds, eat so much unhealthy food, etc.
This headline's POV normalizes what is historically abnormal. That doesn't help to address and solve the problem.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ujRwf1HdNjk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ujRwf1HdNjk
https://scholar.harvard.edu/exercised/home https://scholar.harvard.edu/exercised/home
- Surplus7421 3y agoDoes this person cite any research that would prove his claims? Edit: Mainly the point about how exercising is better than not exercising.
- chiefalchemist 3y agoThat's basically the crux of the entire book. He's a prof at Harvard. It's not a self-help type of fitness book. It's academic almost to a fault (read: great info but not too much fun to read). If you're looking for similar but more accessible, try "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter. Same general idea (i.e., how today's world is not fitting for the type of world we evolved in) but less into the weeds of the details.