Myth: Avoiding exertion means you are lazy - Deepstash

Myth: Avoiding exertion means you are lazy

Our ancestors evolved to avoid needless exertion so don't feel too bad about the natural instincts we still carry. Learn to accept that it is a natural behavior and that it is difficult to overcome it.

Physical activity costs us calories and up until recently, we were always short of supply. Back in time, food was limited and every calorie spent on physical activity was a calorie not spend on critical functions like body maintenance, storing energy, or even reproducing.

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"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."- Hippocrates

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