(painting by Luchita Hurtado) Katy Bowman is an author and biomechanist who I first interviewed a few years ago. She espouses the idea that, just as we need a wide array of nutrients from our diet, so too do we need to move our bodies in a wide variety of ways. The more modern conveniences fill our lives, she says, the less we move the way our bodies were designed to. This manifests in everything from the micro—the automated car door means we don’t lift up our arm to slam it shut—to the macro—the knowledge economy jobs that mean we don’t have to get up from our desks to do … anything.
Convenience is the thief of pleasure
Convenience is the thief of pleasure
Convenience is the thief of pleasure
(painting by Luchita Hurtado) Katy Bowman is an author and biomechanist who I first interviewed a few years ago. She espouses the idea that, just as we need a wide array of nutrients from our diet, so too do we need to move our bodies in a wide variety of ways. The more modern conveniences fill our lives, she says, the less we move the way our bodies were designed to. This manifests in everything from the micro—the automated car door means we don’t lift up our arm to slam it shut—to the macro—the knowledge economy jobs that mean we don’t have to get up from our desks to do … anything.