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This is the point that is missed so often in discussions about physical fitness. Hundreds of millions of people, if not more, have been brainwashed into consid
by throwaway22032 2y ago
This is the point that is missed so often in discussions about physical fitness.
Hundreds of millions of people, if not more, have been brainwashed into considering spending 8 hours a day at a desk to be normal whilst 1 hour a day of relatively sedate exercise is somehow "too much", when in reality that's actually still very low.
- rubicon33 2y agoBorn to move, paid to sit.
- n4r9 2y agoAlthough this is broadly true, I suspect that ancient humans (as well as those in modern hunter gatherer tribes) still spent a good deal of each day sitting. Whether it's by the fire in the evening or next to the river waiting for something to get caught in the nets. There's a lot of talk about standing more, but I wonder if a key difference is the sitting posture. Humans are born with the ability to sit into a deep squat and stay there for protracted periods. Core muscles engaged, knees apart, hips hinged. In the modern world we lose this ability at some age - maybe between 5 and 10? - and become accustomed to sitting in chairs. Core muscles lax, knees together, hips unhinged. Even so-called "ergonomic" desk chairs do not really help much I think, since it comes down to whether the sitter is really trying to engage and flex particular muscles. Since learning to squat with barbell many years ago, I sit very differently in desk chairs. Knees apart and seat low, and leaning slightly forward (no use of backrest) so it somewhat mimics a squat. It looks weird, but I've never cared much about looking to fit in. Edit - after writing the above I thought I should Google around,it turns out some modern hunter gatherers spend as much as ten hours per day in relative inactivity: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/modern-hunter-gatherers-are-just-as-sedentary-as-we-are/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/modern-hunter-gather...