Do You Use Your Body?

Our bodies are meant to move. Unfortunately, we are conditioned to think that comfort triumphs movement. By this I mean, people think it's better for your body to be comfortable than for it to be moving. So, we try everything to avoid moving. This, in turn, makes what we do to our bodies a sort of slow death. But, let's look at a different culture for a moment. The Tarahumara in Mexico, as described by Christopher McDougall in the book Born to Run, are a people who progress physically as they age rather than declining physically. In fact, their elderly members are actually faster runners than their young adults. But, why? Because they never stop moving or running.

So, let's try to avoid being more comfortable and start moving more. My challenge for you this week is to try and move more than you ever have before. Try to park as far away from the grocery store as you can. Try to not use a car when you could walk or run to your destination.  See if the experience doesn't change your life.