Brian Tracy argues that historically active societies had less depression because movement was central to life. Speaker B describes how five years of daily heavy lifting and sweating transformed his ability to keep up with his kids, stay focused on business, and carve out personal time.
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This society is too weak. We need to make us stronger again. Do you think somebody in the Stone Ages had depression? Or even a more modern variation, the Spartans. You think they had depression? Maybe you are laughing, but all of these groups, they are too busy with their body. They are too busy with activity to be depressed. Get more physicality into your life, man.
I'll say, um, I've been on this little health journey for probably 4, I'd be going on 5 years. What it takes to stay in fairly good shape day in and day out is hard as shit. But man, it changes every other piece of my world. It lets me keep up with my kids, it lets me stay focused in business, it gives me time to myself, and just the value and the benefits of it have been insane for me. What if I just lift something heavy and sweat every day? Pretty simple.