Need any more proof? Someone posed a link to Discover magazine who’s archives have a beautiful article on the work of two researchers who postulated that the course of human evolution has shaped us as ideal runners: From our abundant sweat glands to our Achilles tendons, from our big knee joints to our muscular glutei maximi, human bodies are beautifully tuned running machines. “We’re loaded top to bottom with all these features, many of which don’t have any role in walking,” Lieberman says. Our anatomy suggests that running down prey was once a way of life that ensured hominid survival millions of years ago on the African savanna.” Ingfei Chen, Born To Run, Discover Magazine Unfortunately, many of us have lowered our genetic advantage through mis- and dis-use, but there you go. Run on. |
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