Hunter-gatherers don't go for a jog because it's fun or good for our bodies. Quite the opposite. When food isn't around in abundance it's not wise to waste calories.

Hunter-gatherers also don't hunt and gather all day. A lot of them are done in 2 - 2 ½ hours a day. But they do it every day and they do it into old age, too. For a lot of their day they sit. Just like us. Admittedly though, not on furniture and also not without moving and getting up in between.

Our modern-day problem is that physical activity is not a necessary part of our day anymore. You can work from home, shop from home and thanks to modern technology even socialise from home.

Lockdown hasn't exactly helped with getting us more active.

We are primed to conserve energy where possible and that's why getting ourselves motivated to exercise can be so hard. Unfortunately, we haven't adapted for this modern-day of convenience.

To stay healthy we had to invent 'exercise'. And yes, most of us feel the same about it. There's always a good reason not to do it. Even though we know how important exercise is for our health and wellbeing. Knowing this is not enough to make us move. Exercise goes against our instinct, after all.