Most people today are hooked on speed. We want everything right now, because there’s no time to waste.
I’m busy. You’re busy. We’re all busy. So busy, grocery carts are left stranded in parking lots the world over. Thousands of people never leave their desks during the day – not even to stand up and stretch, much less go outside for some fresh air.
Because of this need for speed, we’ve developed many technological “advances”.
Every day you’re given countless opportunities to move less.
Escalators. Elevators. People movers. The remote control. Voice activation. Home delivery. Chairs or even shoes with wheels. The drive thru. I could go on.
This allows most of us to live life on auto-pilot. To live life from the shoulders up.
You’re knees ache so you take a handful of advil every morning, and you sit all day to not activate pain.
Your back hurts, so you wear a brace.
You’ve got indigestion, so tums is always at the ready.
You can’t sleep at night so you take some pills to help.
Cures for any ailment are found outside of the body.
And those cures, mostly treat the symptoms, without ever getting to the real root of the problem.
Stop.
Reverse this trend.
Your body will tell you everything you need to know, if only you’ll learn to listen.
Move your body, and pay attention.
The clues are all around.
Move more, not less.
This is the second post in a series of Move More. Not Less. 31 days.
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