275: when convenience actually hurts: a health crisis of modern comforts
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Have you ever stopped to wonder if the conveniences of modern life actually serve us well?
In a world where we sit more than we stand, where groceries can be delivered to our doorstep, and where lawns are mowed while seated, we’ve become a society that has to remind ourselves to move. This week I talk about desk jobs, Amish pedometers, and those waistlines of the 1950s. I also ask some uncomfortable questions, which I’m not sure we’re completely ready to answer as a society.
By the end of this episode, you might question the true cost of convenience and whether the time we’ve “saved” has genuinely enriched our lives. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I hope this episode can ignite a conversation that’s worth having.
They say that the grass is always greener on the other side. Maybe it’s just greener where you actually have to push the mower.
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— Amy Dingmann, 4-22-24
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Amy-I didn’t feel your podcast was disjointed..I actually learned some really interesting things, especially how deficient we are in our steps! Good gracious, if we all walked 14-18 thousand steps every day, we wouldn’t even have time to eat all our junk food, let alone metabolize it! I had to laugh at your experience with the reel mower. I had the same thought, that this would be a great way to get some exercise. I actually went out and purchased one. I was pretty excited and couldn’t wait to get it home and give it a try. And after pushing it maybe a hundred steps, I boxed it up and returned it to the store. Definitely a shoulder workout!! Props to you!! Thanks for some great food for thought!