By: Erin Snyder
Believe it or not, there was a time before guns *gasp!* There was a time before spears, and there was a time before we used sharp, pointy rocks as weapons. We weren't terribly educated way back when, but somehow, we survived. The question, obviously, is how. As humans, we are incredibly slow. Sure, we have a sport that features sprinters, and we have world records and all that great stuff, but compare those times to that of a cheetah, or perhaps, an antelope. Honestly, they don't even compare, so don't waste your time trying to. Which brings us full circle, right back to how we survived. We know that a measly antelope is faster than us humans, so how did we manage to eat them, let alone catch them?
Humans are literally built to run. It's that simple. Not quickly, that hurts and causes injuries, but a nice jog, anybody can do that. We have to capabilities to run for basically forever. Two strong muscular legs support our lean bodies. We have hands with thumbs, that allow us to hold and drink water while we are moving. Also, we can efficiently cool our bodies through the magic of sweat. Four legged creatures are incredibly fast. But their down fall comes when they tire out and they are forced to rest. That is where we rule over them.
Many, many years ago, the early developed humans literally ran their prey to death. According to Dr. Lieberman, the tribe would send out a single sprinter to chase the antelope or whatever, and he would direct the rest of the tribe to where the antelope was resting after it's sprint. They would repeat this process, slowly closing in on their prey until it could go no more. "Safe, inexpensive, reliable. While the prey was doing a deadly interval workout, the group only had to run an easy 15K."
It's amazing how far we have come today. Now we can head over to store and buy frozen packaged meat. It's hardly a struggle, except gas is kind of expensive. But look at us now. Unless you're an athlete, our bodies lack the hard muscle that once inhabited our bodies. We've begun using impractical shoes that absolutely destroy our feet and legs. It's not so easy to run a marathon when you have bone spurs.
We no longer rely on our 'tribe mates' to feed us. Rather, we just count on the store not being closed and the power to be on. I'm not saying we are less healthy now, because I almost doubt that. I'm simply saying that things were easier, and bit more entertaining, in the olden days. The opinion is your own to make. It's not like we're going to cancel society and start hunting like we used to. The main point of Lieberman's argument was that we were born to run. That we have been running since the beginning, but we have destroyed our natural ability over time.
Humans are literally built to run. It's that simple. Not quickly, that hurts and causes injuries, but a nice jog, anybody can do that. We have to capabilities to run for basically forever. Two strong muscular legs support our lean bodies. We have hands with thumbs, that allow us to hold and drink water while we are moving. Also, we can efficiently cool our bodies through the magic of sweat. Four legged creatures are incredibly fast. But their down fall comes when they tire out and they are forced to rest. That is where we rule over them.
Many, many years ago, the early developed humans literally ran their prey to death. According to Dr. Lieberman, the tribe would send out a single sprinter to chase the antelope or whatever, and he would direct the rest of the tribe to where the antelope was resting after it's sprint. They would repeat this process, slowly closing in on their prey until it could go no more. "Safe, inexpensive, reliable. While the prey was doing a deadly interval workout, the group only had to run an easy 15K."
It's amazing how far we have come today. Now we can head over to store and buy frozen packaged meat. It's hardly a struggle, except gas is kind of expensive. But look at us now. Unless you're an athlete, our bodies lack the hard muscle that once inhabited our bodies. We've begun using impractical shoes that absolutely destroy our feet and legs. It's not so easy to run a marathon when you have bone spurs.
We no longer rely on our 'tribe mates' to feed us. Rather, we just count on the store not being closed and the power to be on. I'm not saying we are less healthy now, because I almost doubt that. I'm simply saying that things were easier, and bit more entertaining, in the olden days. The opinion is your own to make. It's not like we're going to cancel society and start hunting like we used to. The main point of Lieberman's argument was that we were born to run. That we have been running since the beginning, but we have destroyed our natural ability over time.