Evolution of Active Living
Way before there were buildings, humans had to be active in order to survive. Of course, our lifespan at this time was not very long but for the most part everyone had to be “fit” as hunters or gatherers and running away from danger. When we created structures to protected us, life got a little easier. This means we did not have to be ready for a fight or flight scenario as often.
Evolving further as buildings got larger, more jobs were needed inside to maintain these structures. Again, making life a little easier for those few people. This repeated over time as more and more buildings were built. This seems like common sense, right? Why are we even discussing what everyone knows? Let’s see this timeline out a few more centuries.
Today, we are in the middle of the technology age. It is commonplace to sit in a chair for 8 hours per day making a living. When you analyze this evolution over time, it is clear where we are headed. Thousands of years built the human body to be active and durable. Over the last 100 years we made life easier without the NEED to use our bodies in ways which it is capable of performing.
Looking forward to virtual and augmented reality within the Metaverse, we are making life even easier with less need for physicality. It is certain that physical health is on the decline. There are fitness programs out there to combat this decline on an individual basis. However, to keep our human race progressing forward and evolving, a transformation in our lifestyle needs to take place.
As more and more humans will soon be sedentary in the addictive Metaverse, the best place to start this transformation is in our homes. We are looking globally at the future of the human race. Our lives right now are simple and low friction. Creating obstacles in our current homes to climb over, under or around will add more versatility to our physical (and possibly mental) well being.
The sport of Ninja is on to something interesting as they challenge balance, coordination, dexterity and in turn improve confidence, risk management skills and decision making. These obstacles in our homes can be dressers or couches pushed into our normal pathways. It is a start to bringing back activity into our lifestyle. The evolution after this step is to build new homes not for comfort and convenience but to challenge us in climbing up to the second floor or crawling out the back door.
Altering our homes in these ways is a lifestyle change. Soon, rooms will not be cubes of perfect space but open areas with climbable walls and unlevel floors. That is just the right amount of difficulty and friction we need in our lives right now. It will challenge us but not break us. Take a break and be active, my friends.
