Hunter-gatherer fitness

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Hunter-gatherer fitness is a fitness concept based on the premise that people should adopt a physically active lifestyle similar to that of hunter-gatherers. Advocates argue that modern humans are adapted to a life of strenuous physical activity. Hunter-gatherers typically walk and run 5 to 10 miles per day in search of food. In so doing, they basically cross-train, performing aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercises. Days of intense physical activity are followed by days of recovery. Their survival requires them to be extremely physically active.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ Abuissa H, O’Keefe JH, Cordain, L (2005). "Realigning our 21st century diet and lifestyle with our hunter-gatherer genetic identity". Directions Psych 25 (special report): SR1-SR10. 
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