Thursday, June 21, 2012

Sherpa's

Hill-tribes in Nepal...

Their ability to move and carry huge loads up steep mountains and at the thin-air of high-altitude is amazing. It’s a remarkable testament to efficiency: as their characteristic movement is ‘intermittent-action’ - a few minutes of climbing followed by a few minutes of rest (taking the pack-loads off, and leaning against their hiking sticks) It’s the same saltatory method as animals!

Very interesting to note this isn’t a function of recent ‘scientific specialized physiology’ and ensuing action - but long-term behavior!
...The physiology didn’t adapt to the task, the task is adapted to the physiology!


Let’s remind ourselves that ‘intermittent-action’ is the principle way we move in play (watch children) and in sports!





Yeah
  • Get moving (just in bursts)
  • & give it some OOMPH

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