DiscoverBeyond the Cave Podcast – Fitness in Modern LifeEpisode 21 From Hunter-Gatherers to Desk Dwellers: Why Your Body Remembers the Cave 
Episode 21 From Hunter-Gatherers to Desk Dwellers: Why Your Body Remembers the Cave  

Episode 21 From Hunter-Gatherers to Desk Dwellers: Why Your Body Remembers the Cave 

Update: 2025-08-25
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Picture this: You're crouched low, muscles coiled like springs, scanning the horizon. Every sense is heightened. Your heart pounds not from anxiety, but from pure, purposeful energy. This isn't a CrossFit session or HIIT workout—this is how your ancestors lived every single day.

Now fast-forward to this morning. You rolled out of bed, shuffled to your coffee maker, and settled into a chair that will cradle you for the next eight hours. Your body—the same miraculous machine that once chased down prey across vast savannas—now expends more energy thinking about exercise than actually doing it.

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Episode 21 From Hunter-Gatherers to Desk Dwellers: Why Your Body Remembers the Cave  

Episode 21 From Hunter-Gatherers to Desk Dwellers: Why Your Body Remembers the Cave 

Brad Young