The Align Method – 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life. Podcast with Aaron Alexander
Have you ever wondered what your great-great-grandparents would think of the world today – and how we live – if they were transported here via a time machine? As a science fiction fan, I find myself contemplating this kind of stuff a lot. Whenever I play these scenarios through my mind, it makes me realize what a truly alien environment we now occupy, relative to past generations – and especially from an evolutionary perspective. Our lives have changed drastically in too many different ways to recount here, and most of them are actually a net positive. But for those of us who study health and human biology, our patterns of physical activity is perhaps among the most glaring change. We have discussed this previously in the context of sedentary behavior. Surveys suggest that the average American spends about 13 hours per day sitting , on average, and it is estimated that they typically get around 4774 steps per day (and let’s be honest, a ton of people aren’t even getting that m