For me, running is one of the best ways to stave off the inevitable: We are, as a species, devolving quickly into globular blobs. We spent way too much time in front of TV or computer screens, or behind the steering wheel of an automobile.
Today's Wall Street Journal article, titled "Why Evolution Is Making Us Fatter" explains it all. The science suggests that despite the recent increases in humans spending time sitting, the body is going through a separate evolutionary process that makes us less mobile. That is a terrifying idea.
I am convinced that if we rise up off "the couch of doom" (thank you Steve Runner!), we can live a better and healthier life. Evolution may have other plans for us, but we do not need to look like the adults in the movie "Wall-E" in the process.
My 4-mile run this morning was terrific. Blood sugar pre-run was 137; post was 72. One hour after breakfast 128. Stay safe out there, run long, and check your blood sugars.
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