Our Ancestors Never Exercised. Should You? — Commune with Jeff Krasno
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Our Ancestors Never Exercised. Should You?

July 18, 2024 · 49 min

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Your ancestors stayed fit without gyms, and this episode explains what that means for you.

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In this episode

  • Why the modern exercise model conflicts with how humans evolved
  • How to embed movement into daily life instead of isolating it
  • The problem with sitting most of the day and compensating with one workout
  • Practical ways to rethink activity outside a gym setting

About this episode

From school desks to corporate cubicles, we sit a lot — and then we carve out a tiny portion of our day for “exercise.” In this episode, Jeff and Jake discuss how that was certainly not how we evolved as humans and instead offer ideas for embedding movement throughout your day.

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