Hate exercising? Don't worry, so did our ancestors | Daniel E Lieberman
Covid restrictions make regular physical activity even harder to achieve – but evolutionary psychology can provide help Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
by Daniel E Lieberman
Oct 05, 2020
4 minutes
Does the prospect of enduring a second lockdown feel like ? And are you worried about its renewed effects on your body? I am. To cope with the monotony and strain of confinement, my family did a lot of stress-baking, but my biggest problem was being too sedentary. I tried to jog regularly, but my inability to go to work or other places curtailed my physical activity levels drastically. According to my iPhone, my average number of daily steps decreased by about half. Apparently, my experience was typical. Working from home and prohibitions on going out also kept people at their desks for nearly an , and suggest that almost half of UK
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