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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7649945" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Maybe. But we also sometimes forget that we aren't just rational beings, but are often subject to our own neurobiology.</p><p></p><p>Animals (including ourselves) are build with expectation of a certain amount of exercise inherent in out lives. Normally, there should be zero extra effort - just going about life should provide the requires activity. If anything, animals need mechanisms to make sure we don't throw away energy frivolously, as getting food is difficult at times. We do have some mechanisms to make activity pleasant, as well. We have these in some competition, and the balance point between them will be different in each individual (and can vary for different types of activity).</p><p></p><p>What do you do if your body is built with a heavy weighting to the mechanisms that encourage saving energy? Your body and brain reward you with pleasant feelings when you're at rest, and outright unpleasant sensations when you're active. Imagine that exercise feels like you're being whacked with a stick. Even if you know, intellectually, that the pain is good for you, how long do you expect folks to continue with the habit? </p><p></p><p>Before you answer - how many people do you know that continue to smoke cigarettes, fully knowing that it is bad for them? We are talking about very similar mechanisms, neurologically speaking, and changing your perspective doesn't get you past your own neurology.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7649945, member: 177"] Maybe. But we also sometimes forget that we aren't just rational beings, but are often subject to our own neurobiology. Animals (including ourselves) are build with expectation of a certain amount of exercise inherent in out lives. Normally, there should be zero extra effort - just going about life should provide the requires activity. If anything, animals need mechanisms to make sure we don't throw away energy frivolously, as getting food is difficult at times. We do have some mechanisms to make activity pleasant, as well. We have these in some competition, and the balance point between them will be different in each individual (and can vary for different types of activity). What do you do if your body is built with a heavy weighting to the mechanisms that encourage saving energy? Your body and brain reward you with pleasant feelings when you're at rest, and outright unpleasant sensations when you're active. Imagine that exercise feels like you're being whacked with a stick. Even if you know, intellectually, that the pain is good for you, how long do you expect folks to continue with the habit? Before you answer - how many people do you know that continue to smoke cigarettes, fully knowing that it is bad for them? We are talking about very similar mechanisms, neurologically speaking, and changing your perspective doesn't get you past your own neurology. [/QUOTE]
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