Is Modernization Making You Lazy?

Do you know that 60% of Americans are sedentary, meaning they don’t move unless they have to? 30% are sporadic, meaning they exercise when they get a chance, but for most it’s not very often enough. That leaves only 10% that are physically fit! Which category do you fit in?

It’s insidious, like the frog in the beaker. You’ve probably heard the story—and it’s true—if you put a frog in a beaker of water and heat the water up very, very slowly, the frog will boil to death before it realizes what’s happening. It could have jumped out at any time but never felt like there was a need to. What seemed like an innocent warm bath turned into sudden death.

That’s a great illustration of exactly what has happened to all of us as it relates to movement. Cranking a telephone to talk was way too much work, so we went to dialing…that became too much work, so we started pushing buttons…now we just talk to the phone. The same thing happened with mowing the lawn. When the riding mower becomes too strenuous, we simply hire someone else to do the work.

It’s called modernization, or the technology revolution. It has permeated every facet of our life. As it relates to the daily business of living, we simply do not have to move our body’s like we used to. Even when given a choice most people will choose to move less. In case you think I’m overstating this problem, next time you’re at the grocery store, stand out front and watch someone wait five minutes to park fifty feet closer!

This is one of our biggest problems today—people are not moving on a daily basis in the way our bodies were designed to move.

Elevators, escalators, automobiles, golf carts, remote controls, gas fireplaces…all these things make life easier, but they are leaving our bodies behind.

That’s why a daily 10-minute workout is so important! fit10 makes sure you’re getting the daily dose of physical stress, that your body desperately needs.