Stretching. I know. It’s weird that this occurs to me, but I just stood up after sitting in one spot for a couple of hours, and I was overtaken with the need to stretch. But this seems impractical to me from an evolutionary perspective, like, how in the world am I going to jump up and run away from the wooly mammoth if I have to stand up and stretch first? I know that the adrenal response overrides the stretching, but still. It seems weird. What is actually happening when we stretch? Dogs stretch. Cats stretch. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a squirrel or a bird stretch. I actually can’t think of seeing any wild animals stretch. So is this something that only comes with millennia of domestication? What is the purpose and the value of stretching?
I know; it’s boring and weird. But it’s What’s on my mind™.
I like the Trade Mark. Very nice. Horses stretch, too. I wonder if we didn't use to have to stretch so much because we were much more active on a regular basis- like when you're always running away from wooly mammoths, your muscles don't get so weak and sedentary. Or maybe the reason the wooly mammoths are gone is because they didn't stretch...
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Frank stretches alot.
ReplyDeleteDon't all cats stretch? Like lions and stuff? They aren't domesticated. I dunno. Stretching is good for you! So do it! Unless you're running away from a predator. Which I hope you aren't.
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