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"... We are so inactive these days and have been since the industrial revolution really kicked into gear," McAllister replied. These people were much more robus

"... We are so inactive these days and have been since the industrial revolution really kicked into gear," McAllister replied. These people were much more robust than we were. ... Generalisation but I tend to agree as I go off and do my 970/1000Km pt this year in an experiment in failure. I want to see how hard I can repeatedly push myself before I crack, 10Km at a time. Haven't yet. The insights have some implications for motivation, completion of tasks and failure. "... The human body is very plastic and it responds to stress. We have lost 40 percent of the shafts of our long bones because we have much less of a muscular load placed upon them these days. 'We are simply not exposed to the same loads or challenges that people were in the ancient past and even in the recent past so our bodies haven't developed. Even the level of training that we do, our elite athletes, doesn't come close to replicating that. ..." The question is do you want to? I know people in trades, hard manual labour do this kind of level of exercise and work. The mulsular-skeltal system simply wears out. You're fitter but more worn out.

DanielBMarkham 17y ago
I think a healthy lifestyle involves you always pushing the limits of what you thought you could do -- physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Activity for activity's sake isn't necessarily a good thing (although there is some truth to the notion that you feel better after strenuously doing something, anything) the lack of any external movement, combined with emotional challenges from games, movies, and such, mean that we've got these bodies made for running around and physically stimulating ourselves yet we're pushing them to sit still and run on artificially-induced stress. Not a good thing.
- bootload 17y ago
  "... Activity for activity's sake isn't necessarily a good thing ..." Good point you need a purpose but I figure when I leave this earth I'm going in a well used, experienced and smashed up body. To get the best out of things you really have to push it. I train x-country ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157594284549274/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157594284549274... & http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157621928042355/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157621928042355... "... lack of any external movement, combined with emotional challenges from games, movies, and such, mean that we've got these bodies made for running around and physically stimulating ourselves yet we're pushing them to sit still and run on artificially-induced stress. ..." Agreed. You fair much better physically hard psychologically. The thing I've most noted is this takes time in modern lifestyles. Who else takes out at least 2hrs/day to do this? For bench warmers this is what it takes minimum to get optimum benefit.
  - DanielBMarkham 17y ago
    Great pictures. Along with stressing yourself in various ways, I think getting outside is a natural part of being human too. No matter how great a shape you get into, there's always something artificial about the gym.
    - bootload 17y ago
      "... No matter how great a shape you get into, there's always something artificial about the gym. ..." Better air, less people.

DanielBMarkham 17y ago

I think a healthy lifestyle involves you always pushing the limits of what you thought you could do -- physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Activity for activity's sake isn't necessarily a good thing (although there is some truth to the notion that you feel better after strenuously doing something, anything) the lack of any external movement, combined with emotional challenges from games, movies, and such, mean that we've got these bodies made for running around and physically stimulating ourselves yet we're pushing them to sit still and run on artificially-induced stress. Not a good thing.

bootload 17y ago
"... Activity for activity's sake isn't necessarily a good thing ..." Good point you need a purpose but I figure when I leave this earth I'm going in a well used, experienced and smashed up body. To get the best out of things you really have to push it. I train x-country ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157594284549274/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157594284549274... & http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157621928042355/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157621928042355... "... lack of any external movement, combined with emotional challenges from games, movies, and such, mean that we've got these bodies made for running around and physically stimulating ourselves yet we're pushing them to sit still and run on artificially-induced stress. ..." Agreed. You fair much better physically hard psychologically. The thing I've most noted is this takes time in modern lifestyles. Who else takes out at least 2hrs/day to do this? For bench warmers this is what it takes minimum to get optimum benefit.
- DanielBMarkham 17y ago
  Great pictures. Along with stressing yourself in various ways, I think getting outside is a natural part of being human too. No matter how great a shape you get into, there's always something artificial about the gym.
  - bootload 17y ago
    "... No matter how great a shape you get into, there's always something artificial about the gym. ..." Better air, less people.