Dependence and Fitness

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As Alasdair MacIntyre famously said, human beings are dependent rational animals.

The "dependent" part is significant.

We often fail to see how dependent we are on basic things like food, water, oxygen, social structure, etc.

We often crave independence from certain things, but the truth is that at a very deep and fundamental humans are dependent beings.

In this episode James and Robby discuss the concept of dependence and its relationship with fitness.

They ask and attempt to answer the following questions

-what is dependence?

-is being dependent good, bad, or morally neutral? Does it depend on the context?

-is dependence binary or does it exist on a spectrum?

-have we become too dependent in fitness on coaches, apps, programs, etc.?

-what are appropriate forms of dependence in the health and wellness space? For example many of us depend on refrigeration, grocery stores, and appliances to make and eat healthy food?

-is the highest order goal of fitness independence/autonomy?

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