About this episode
Episode 31: Why Exercise is Healthy and Rewarding (and what to do if it’s not your thing)In this episode of BoneTalk, NOF Trustee Barbara Hannah Grufferman is joined by Dr. Daniel Lieberman, author of “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding.” Dr. Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity, tells the story of how humans never evolved to exercise – to do voluntary physical activity just for the sake of better health. The concept of exercise is relatively new in the human story and if you’re not excited to exercise, it’s understandable. Throughout the course of history, physical labor was very much a part of everyday life, but modern conveniences have contributed to decreases in physical activity and we must now choose to exert energy for the sake of our health and well-being.
