DONT LET EVOLUTION SLOW YOU DOWN! According to research by anthropologist Peter McAllister, the average ancient Australian could run faster than today’s highly trained Olympians. Based on a set of fossilized footprints preserved in a claypan lake, McAllister concluded the ancient Australian who made the tracks could run at least 37 kph (23 mph) in mud and while barefoot. In comparison, the current fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, has reached a max speed of 41.8 kph (26 mph), albeit with considerable training, spiked running shoes, and on an engineered track. If ancient man had such advantages, he’d likely leave Bolt in the dust.While it seems counterintuitive that we would evolve to be slower, the principle of evolution doesn’t always guarantee progress. Depending on our environment, we can evolve positive or negative traits, and what’s beneficial in one place or time period may not work so well in different circumstances. So, while athletic prowess and survival skills aren’t necessary in our modern, cushy lifestyles, if an asteroid hit the Earth and knocked us back to the Stone Age, then our skills at sitting at a computer for eight hours straight would be utterly useless. The answer....get into a METAFIT class and start moving how you were designed. You never know when that asteroid might hit :)
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:22:58 +0000
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