dougkelsey:
We’ve all had something like this happen. You drop something on the floor. Something small, insignificant. Like a pen.
So you bend down to pick it up and as you return to upright, a primal, monosyllabic utterance slips out of your mouth.
You grunt.
Now, picking up something heavy like a tractor tire, well, yeah, you would expect a bit of grunting. But a pen? What’s going on?
Those of us “of a certain age”, will read the title of this and think, “YES! Why is that!?” The answer is more interesting than it has any right to be. Thanks to Daniel Jalkut
for the link.
I always assumed it was due to a continuous physical decline, as more effort was required to do physical tasks.
Yep, that’s what the article said. Plus, go to the gym if you need to grunt to get out of your chair.
I know, I know. I’m the würst.
Early-morning gym is best gym! I was there at 5:45am doing leg exercises 🙂
On weekdays, I go to the gym first thing every day unless something extenuating is going on. This way, no need to postpone exercise/my health for, e.g. work.
Well, glad I’m hitting the gym at 4:30 am tomorrow.
Ever since my triple bypass heart surgery last Fall, I’m paying more attention to my body, and the past few weeks I’ve not been going to the gym. I’ll be watching the rest of the day to see how many grunts escape my lips.
I will also be emailing the staff at the physical therapy program I was in following my surgery. This is a good thing to know!