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Caveman Lifestyle

1/11/2010

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The New York Times Sunday Lifestyle section had an article this weekend about people who follow the "Caveman Lifestyle", a movement where "members seek good health through a selective return to the habits of their Paleolithic ancestors." These modern day cavemen choose exercise techniques that simulate what cavemen might have had to do, like running barefoot, jumping, sprinting, and using the city as their own personal gym (scaffolding forpullup bars, city benches to do dips, etc.) They also eat large quantities of meat and fresh fruit, but try to abstain from manmade products like bread and cookies, as they weren't around in the Paleolithic Era. Also, these modern-day cavemen believe in fasting, to simulate the times between hunts when there was no food. They believe that by changing their diets and their habits, they can live a more healthy lifestyle and avoid injury and sickness.

I agree with some of their principles, like exercising in a more natural manner instead of only lifting heavy weights at the gym, but the whole fasting aspect doesn't really jibe with my stomach. I'm sure if cavemen could eat around the clock and had access to more food, they would have eaten more. Their lack of knowledge in domesticating animals made them dependent hunters, not their desire to live day to day.

One of the reasons the article caught my eye wasn't because these people are societal outliers or freaks (they're just being individuals, than you very much), but because I recognized the name of the guys being interviewed. John Durant is the manager of themeetup .com barefoot running group in NYC, and I've been meaning to join them for a group run one of these days. I keep interesting company, eh?

For more information of the caveman lifestyle, check out some of the interesting articles written by Mark Sisson of Mark'sDailyApple.com, who also advocates a primal lifestyle in the modern world. Unfortunately there's a lot of marketing on the site for his supplements and books, but you can get the gist of his ideas and theories on diet and exercise.
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