The Comfort Trap: Sitting Around

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this chapter, Jeff illustrates how our ancestors lived active, outdoor lives filled with manual labor and daily walking, and advocates for re-integrating natural, consistent movement into modern routines to align with our evolutionary design.

This is the second installment in our multi-week series exploring how our relentless pursuit of ease is undermining our health and resilience. But don't despair! By the end, you will be empowered with ways to extend your healthspan, rekindle your vitality, and age well.

Read the full text of this series on Jeff's Substack: https://jeffkrasno.substack.com/

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today's show is part of a multi-episodic series
0:12.5	here on the podcast titled The Comfort Trap, the Ill Effects of Chronic Ease. In this project,
0:20.8	I explore a profound yet oft-overlooked
0:23.5	paradox of modern life. Our relentless pursuit of ease and convenience is leading into a very
0:30.8	inconvenient epidemic of chronic dis-ease. Throughout this audio program, I will leverage my mythical hunter-gatherer ancestor
0:40.7	Fedge Ansark, yes, just my name spelled backwards, as the benchmark for comparing
0:47.4	ancient and modern living conditions. The comparison elucidates modernity's comfort-induced evolutionary mismatches and their
0:58.2	knock-on physiological and psychological impacts. The comfort trap audio program is available in its
1:05.0	entirety on audible, Apple Books, or Spotify. Premium Spotify members can also listen to it for free as part of their
1:12.7	premium subscription. I'll also be publishing a written edition over on my new substack at jeffcrasno.
1:21.2	substack.com. Today's excerpt examines modern sedentary living and explains how the decline in physical activity violates our evolutionary design.
1:33.9	I explore the science of energy balance, fat storage, thermodynamics, and how movement affects weight management and overall health.
1:43.1	So we'll dive into sitting around the evolutionary cost of staying still right after this short break. Hey, oh, my, it's Jeff, and I'm aiming to take better care of my skin, which we should all be doing.
2:15.3	After all, it's our largest organ.
2:23.3	So for 10 minutes every day, I wear a face mask. That's right, but not just any old face mask. I'm wearing the bond charge red light face mask.
2:27.3	Now you've heard me talk about their infrared sauna blanket, which I love and I bring to all my retreats. A red light therapy really works.
2:36.4	It penetrates deep into the skin to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, calm inflammation,
2:42.7	and ease signs of aging.
2:45.7	Bon Charges red light face mask makes it so easy to take care of your skin.
2:50.5	And it can be used at home.
2:51.9	It's cordless and you can wear it while doing other tasks.
2:55.7	We look pretty funny doing that but that's cool.
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