{"id":119242,"date":"2023-01-23T17:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/exercise-the-book-by-a-harvard-professor-that-explains-why-human-beings-are-not-made-to-run-for-a-long-time-and-need-to-sit-down\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T17:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:52:03","slug":"exercise-the-book-by-a-harvard-professor-that-explains-why-human-beings-are-not-made-to-run-for-a-long-time-and-need-to-sit-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/exercise-the-book-by-a-harvard-professor-that-explains-why-human-beings-are-not-made-to-run-for-a-long-time-and-need-to-sit-down\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Exercise&#8217;, the book by a Harvard professor that explains why human beings are not made to run for a long time and need to sit down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Although the current trend is to adopt a lifestyle <em>fitness<\/em>Daniel E. Lieberman, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology and Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences at Harvard University, <strong>comes to dismantle with a book the myth of a healthy life supported by continuous exercise over time<\/strong>.  The work in question is called <em>Exercise<\/em> and in Spanish he publishes it<em> <\/em>Past and Present editorial with the subtitle &#8220;How we never evolved to exercise. Why it&#8217;s healthy and what we should do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 1 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n<p>     <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Exercising has become such a common activity in our society that those who don&#8217;t practice it often feel left out.  But, in reality, the human being never evolved to exercise and, <strong>from a scientific point of view, it is a strange activity<\/strong>according to Lieberman.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 2 --> <\/p>\n<p>However, in <em>Exercise<\/em>, no reader will find that it is not worth exercising, although there are arguments to moderate.  Because, as developed in the thesis of this essay,<strong> evolution did not make us human to run, but to walk<\/strong> and that is why instinct applauds us when we rest and remain seated.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 3 --><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Lieberman unravels in the pages of his book the secrets of physical exercise using the tools of evolutionary anthropology to <strong>dismantle some myths that are linked to physical exercise. <\/strong>In addition, it helps us discover why and what type of exercise is the most convenient to maintain health and fight diseases.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 4 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:125%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/a94804\/unknown_325965028_1545915052539194_7581424355398983199_n\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/a94804\/unknown_325965028_1545915052539194_7581424355398983199_n\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/a94804\/unknown_325965028_1545915052539194_7581424355398983199_n\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/a94804\/unknown_325965028_1545915052539194_7581424355398983199_n\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/a94804\/unknown_325965028_1545915052539194_7581424355398983199_n\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Unknown 325965028 1545915052539194 7581424355398983199 N\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Unknown 325965028 1545915052539194 7581424355398983199 N\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/a94804\/unknown_325965028_1545915052539194_7581424355398983199_n\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From the valleys of Tanzania to the mountain ranges where the Tarahumara live, passing through marathons and great athletes like Usain Bolt, the professor proposes<strong> help us understand how we should really understand the human exercise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 5 --><\/p>\n<h2>Sitting is not the new smoking<\/h2>\n<p>In his visits to hunter-gatherer societies, Lieberman observed that their members <strong>they spent long hours lying down or sitting<\/strong> while talking or doing work that did not require standing.  However, when hunting or fetching water, they could travel more than 12 kilometers a day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 6 --><\/p>\n<p>So, Lieberman believes, instead of demonizing a completely normal activity like sitting, we should <strong>promote healthier ways of doing it<\/strong>such as remembering to get up often (for example, not sitting for more than 45 minutes at a time) and making sure we don&#8217;t sit all day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 7 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nine Expertly Recommended Yoga Poses for Back Pain \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/ae958d\/1366_2000-3-\/375_142.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>excess calories consumed<\/h2>\n<p>In fact, \u201ccompared to other mammals, humans may have <strong>evolved to be especially averse to exercise<\/strong>\u201d, argued Lieberman in a promotional interview for his book.  And it is that our instinct has educated us not to waste energy on unnecessary efforts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 8 --><\/p>\n<p>This is because the energy expenditure of basal metabolism (that of the most basic processes to keep us alive) is 1,530 calories.  Only the brain already consumes between 20% and 25% of the total.  Therefore, according to the professor&#8217;s accounts, a person who weighs about 82 kilos <strong>you will spend about 1,700 calories even if you sit for 24 hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 9 --><\/p>\n<h2>moderate exercise<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:125%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/56948c\/unknown_287205873_344014064480604_7347011294566987733_n\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/56948c\/unknown_287205873_344014064480604_7347011294566987733_n\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/56948c\/unknown_287205873_344014064480604_7347011294566987733_n\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/56948c\/unknown_287205873_344014064480604_7347011294566987733_n\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/56948c\/unknown_287205873_344014064480604_7347011294566987733_n\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Unknown 287205873 344014064480604 7347011294566987733 N\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Unknown 287205873 344014064480604 7347011294566987733 N\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/56948c\/unknown_287205873_344014064480604_7347011294566987733_n\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, in this book the author <strong>does not advocate sedentary life and details the relationship between sport, health and disease<\/strong>.  In addition, it explains why it is easier for us to walk than to run or, in short, to do light exercise instead of pushing our bodies to the limit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 10 --><\/p>\n<p>And it is that we are adapted to carry out a reasonable amount of moderate physical activity and, occasionally, an intense one.  It is a basic instinct to avoid physical activity when it is not necessary or rewarding.  To face this situation, Lieberman defends<strong> small acts to be active like taking about 10,000 steps a day<\/strong> (the equivalent of about eight kilometers).  To know the rest, you will have to read the book.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 11 --><!-- PIVOT START --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-container\">\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce\">\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-figure\">\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Exercise: HOW DID WE NEVER EVOLVE TO EXERCISE, WHY (ESSAY)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/411cIz+8bnS._SL500_.jpg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-summary\">\n<p class=\"pivot-ecommerce-desc\">Exercise: HOW DID WE NEVER EVOLVE TO EXERCISE, WHY (ESSAY)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PIVOT END --><\/p>\n<p><em>Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may benefit Trendencias.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 12 --><\/p>\n<p>Photos |  oysho<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the current trend is to adopt a lifestyle fitnessDaniel E. 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