Most animals capable of running continue to do so almost their entire lives. Why not us?

Because when animals stop running they stop eating and die or get eaten by one who runs. We go to Wal Mart, climb into a motorized cart and head straight for the donut aisle.

jimmyg knows his shjt

ALL (non-human) animals STOP running (except for situations that demand running for IMMEDIATE survival needs) after they reach adulthood. Why not us?

Are we just stupid?

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ALL (non-human) animals STOP running (except for situations that demand running for IMMEDIATE survival needs) after they reach adulthood. Why not us?

Are we just stupid?

No, just boonswoggled by Nike into thinking we should run.

Because animals do not have jobs or the concept of aging due to passing years.

People age mentally first because they are taught that they are getting old.

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ALL (non-human) animals STOP running (except for situations that demand running for IMMEDIATE survival needs) after they reach adulthood. Why not us?

Are we just stupid?

On what planet do you live?

neoteny is most characteristic of human beings, yet we stop running at our 'adulthood'.

My hunch - when humanoids evolved to run, their life expectancy was maybe 35, therefore no evolutionary advantage existed to run fast beyond that age. Therefore, human's running skills begin declining around then.

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Are we just lazy or is it not in our nature?

Very few animals run the way humans do. Aging is also very species dependent. Seriously there are animals that stay "young" until they die. Others that are basically immortal. And a couple the more or less age backwards. And it helps pretty much all animals that they die young in the wild.

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ALL (non-human) animals STOP running (except for situations that demand running for IMMEDIATE survival needs) after they reach adulthood. Why not us?

Are we just stupid?

Horses run for the sake of it. I'm sure there are other examples.

Animals in the wild rely on physical prowess and die young. The human mode of survival is thinking, not running, and this fact enables us to outlive our physical peak. Engaging in high-force activity as exercise past the age of 35 or so is actually irresponsible and can shorten your lifespan by putting you at risk of permanent joint damage and other orthopedic problems that will impair your mobility and ability to lead a healthy, active life sooner. The ideal form of exercise for health and longevity is low-force weight training, not running or cross fit.

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Animals in the wild rely on physical prowess and die young. The human mode of survival is thinking, not running, and this fact enables us to outlive our physical peak. Engaging in high-force activity as exercise past the age of 35 or so is actually irresponsible and can shorten your lifespan by putting you at risk of permanent joint damage and other orthopedic problems that will impair your mobility and ability to lead a healthy, active life sooner. The ideal form of exercise for health and longevity is low-force weight training, not running or cross fit.

I think that's true of many people who didn't incorporate running throughout their lives, but if done consistently, on good surfaces, in moderation, and with good form, running can extend a youthful existence.

We don't have to run .

We got guns .

But I think most animals generally LIKE to run, and naturally run with "good form". Have you ever watched a horse run and think, "what weird/crappy form that horse runs with". That being said, some animals, like chihuahuas, have inefficient running form, but that is as an entire breed. We, however, are all over the place with regard to how well we run, and most adult and many juvenile humans don't enjoy doing it.

For that matter, Most animals capable of swimmiing continue to do so almost their entire lives. So what?

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I think that's true of many people who didn't incorporate running throughout their lives, but if done consistently, on good surfaces, in moderation, and with good form, running can extend a youthful existence.

Your ability to withstand running is based on genetics. Some people who have run since 14 get chronically or permanently in their 30s or even 20s because their bodies are not genetically suited to run. You don't know whether you're genetically suited to run until something bad happens. At the same time, running has poor fitness benefits compared to enlightened weight training, which is also the safest form of exercise. It's no contest if one's goal is robust health rather than running as an end in itself.

What is enlightened weight training?

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ALL (non-human) animals STOP running (except for situations that demand running for IMMEDIATE survival needs) after they reach adulthood. Why not us?

Are we just stupid?

On what planet do you live?

Earth. How about you?

Now do you have some kind of logical counter-argument to make? Or are you completely devoid of facts and logic?

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But I think most animals generally LIKE to run, and naturally run with "good form". Have you ever watched a horse run and think, "what weird/crappy form that horse runs with". That being said, some animals, like chihuahuas, have inefficient running form, but that is as an entire breed. We, however, are all over the place with regard to how well we run, and most adult and many juvenile humans don't enjoy doing it.

The only sensible way to think of an animal's running form is in rthe context of that animal's body. As such, I believe that your statement is not only nonsensical but very obviously wrong.