"...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."

"Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion."

"As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, there is one thing nearly all modern Americans have in common: we sit all the time. Though our great shift towards computer-based work has done great things for productivity, it has, unfortunately, done terrible things for our health."

"Suggestions for exercise mode, duration, intensity, and frequency are outlined with a focus on realigning our daily physical activities with the archetype that is encoded within our genome."

"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.

"Just as physical activity is essential to maintaining a healthy body, challenging one’s brain, keeping it active, engaged, flexible and playful, is not only fun. It is essential to cognitive fitness." from NYT.

"'We have become divorced from nature, trapped in colorless boxes.'" from Outside.

"This means that there is a fundamental misadaptation between our present lifestyle and the one that our genes expect."

"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.

“Movement is our nature, Nature is our movement.”