"...in an America enraptured by the cultural prosthesis that is the automobile, walking has become a lost mode, perceived as not a legitimate way to travel but a necessary adjunct to one’s car journey ... As with many forms of physical activity, walking has been engineered out of existence."

"Sitting, it would seem, is an independent pathology. Being sedentary for nine hours a day at the office is bad for your health whether you go home and watch television afterward or hit the gym." from NYT.

"In fact, the latest science suggests that extremely loose muscles and tendons are generally unnecessary, may be undesirable and are, for the most part, unachievable, anyway." from NYT.

"Our workouts are domesticated, while the world out there is still plenty wild." from Men's Health.

"...three interconnected principles: primal, practical and playful." from Experience Life Magazine.

"...bringing a sense of both functional realism and an innate satisfaction back to exercise." from Experience Life Magazine.

"Your muscles, unused for hours at a time, change in subtle fashion, and as a result, your risk for heart disease, diabetes and other diseases can rise. Regular workout sessions do not appear to fully undo the effects of prolonged sitting." from NYT.

Your chair is your enemy. from NYT.

If you're interested in making the transition to running barefoot, you may think it's just a matter of taking off your shoes. In reality, you may have picked up habits that aren't effective with barefoot running. This article will give some techniques that will help you to do it properly. from wikiHow.

Recent evidence suggests that running may actually shield somewhat against arthritis, in part because the knee develops a kind of motion groove. from nyt.

a small but growing body of research suggests that barefoot is the way to run. from wired.

physical activity, telomere length, biological age. from nature news.