Performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) have faced criticism for long and are often labeled illegal to use. But why do people still risk using them? They clearly give an unfair advantage to you, whether you are an athlete on the field or an executive in the meeting room. And we want you to take them as well, but legally 😉
Among all the moves that people make to succeed in the game of life, there is a Mighty Move that shines differently. It can help you trump all the hurdles, not just the ones right in front of you but even the ones you haven’t seen yet. This Mighty Move unleashes the best PEDs into your body, turning the game in your favor, while still being legal.
Why not ask Phil Knight? The rise of Nike was not a smooth journey and, as a co-founder, Phil found himself in storms many times, where the future was unclear, and the present a turmoil. What got him through? Arguably, most of the calm and clarity he had came from “movement.” And yes, this is the Mighty Move that we want you to try as well.
Phil was always a believer in running. In fact, this was one of the reasons to start Nike itself. In his book Shoe Dog, he talks about how walking was a key ritual in his life, be it daily walks to work or occasional wandering in the woods. Phil was so religious in this ritual because early on he had realized that no matter how much trouble awaited him at work, walking always cleared his mind. How?
Sitting is the New Smoking
This might sound extreme, but many experts are now labeling sitting as the new smoking. Today, globally, 9% of premature deaths per year are attributed to sitting. That is around 5 million lives lost.
Now let’s be clear: sitting is amazing, but only when your body needs it. Have you ever felt some numbness in your legs or inability to focus after hours of sitting at work? If not, you are a superhuman! But for humans, these problems make sense.
Our modern sedentary lifestyle revolves around sitting, that too on a chair. From working to eating food and watching TV, many of us spend more than 8 hours sitting, every day. But in the broader timeline of human existence, this way of life has been around for less than 0.3% of the time. Before this? One thing is clear, we did not evolve to sit. Some well-known problems with prolonged sitting are:
Lower blood oxygen, if you sit with a slouch, due to compression of lungs
Wear and tear of spinal discs due to uneven stress on the back
Reduced cognitive abilities due to lower oxygen
Numbness in certain body areas due to blockage of nerves and blood vessels
Higher risk of obesity due to a lower fat breakdown in our blood vessels
I Like to Move It, Move It!
Hahaha, excuse us for the poor title, but you know what is worse? Our relationship with movement. With over 300 joints and around 700 skeletal muscles, the human body is a mobility marvel. Thousands of years of evolution have designed us such that not only we can move well, but we NEED to move to be well.
Intense forms of movement, like exercise and running, release the magic mix of neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline. These chemicals boost your mood and performance. This is the reason why they are key ingredients in many anti-depressants and PEDs. In the Garden of Kosma, you have already harnessed the power of the Magic Drink, water. Now it is time for the next level: the Mighty Move, movement (or exercise).