The Paleo Rhythm: An exercise diet for everyone, ages 3 to 103
By the time our ancestors saw the end of the Pleistocene era about 11,700 years ago, they’d embraced what some researchers call the Paleo Rhythm of life — one that combined intense bouts of activity lasting a few days, followed by a more restful couple of days in which it would be usual to walk six or more miles to socialize.
That Paleo Rhythm, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its review of the history of physical activity, comes close to the current recommendations for physical activity that combine strength training and aerobics, banishing sedentary habits.
Fast-forward: By 200 B.C. to 200 A.D. the Yoga Sutras were established in India, and around 200 B.C. in China tai chi, an exercise system that teaches graceful movements, was developed. Both approaches stressed physical fitness as a tool for preventing
disease and decrepitude.
Seems it’s taken us a long time to re-learn what many earlier cultures have known.