If we take an evolutionary look at our beginnings, we see a life in which high levels of physical activity were required for survival.
(A)
There are fewer manual jobs, we do not need to travel on foot, we do not need to hunt and harvest for our food, and many domestic chores have been mechanized. While these changes have created many benefits for our longevity and quality of life, they have also created many problems.
(B)
Lack of sufficient physical activity has now been linked to at least 17 unhealthy conditions, almost all of which are chronic diseases or considered risk factors for chronic diseases. Adrianne Hardman has summarized this serious situation for public health: “Physical inactivity is a waste of human potential for health and well-being.”
(C)
Even one century ago, most people needed to be physically active to work, to travel, and to take care of homes and families. Our modern world has engineered such activity out of our lives.
* chore: 일 ** chronic: 만성의
