In 2000, Vince Carter stunned the world when he literally dunked over a 7-foot human being.
It was called the “Dunk of Death.”
Twenty-five years later, that moment stands as a symbol of what the human body is capable of when it’s free.
Because today, most of us can’t even touch our toes.
According to Harvard Health, the average American spends 10 and a half hours a day sitting.
Vince Carter defied gravity. But most of us don’t even have the energy to defy our chairs.
And the longer we stay still, the faster we die inside. 🧵
Time and time again, I’ve seen it with my own eyes.
An elderly person is admitted to a nursing home. They can walk, do chores and take care of themselves.
Their daughter buys them a scooter chair for convenience.
Six months later, they’re dependent. A year later, they’re dead.
This is not a coincidence.
The information in this thread comes from the work of medical researcher @MidwesternDoc and will completely change how you see health and motion.
For all the sources and details, read the full report below.
midwesterndoctor.com/p/regaining-fr…
Have you ever seen gibbons at the zoo? They can swing through trees at 35 miles per hour! Their speed and agility look impossible, yet there they are.
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be able to move like that?
While we can’t glide through the air quite like they can, what we can do is have a similar degree of freedom in the mind and spirit, while also increasing freedom of motion in our bodies.
Modern life has us trapped in more ways than one, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Freedom of motion isn’t just about being able to bend down and touch your toes.
It’s about how energy flows through your body, your thoughts, and even your spirit.
Old NASA footage of astronauts gliding weightlessly in space shows a kind of movement few humans ever feel anymore, but we all long for.
We’ve become bound—our joints are locked, our minds are fixed, our creativity is dulled.
And we mistake that stiffness for normal aging.
It’s not normal.
When motion disappears, the consequences ripple through every system in the body.
Physical stagnation leads to inflammation and chronic pain.
Mental rigidity breeds closed-mindedness.
Spiritual paralysis drains vitality.
Movement, circulation, curiosity, and freedom are all connected.
When one of these things locks up, the others often follow.
Did you know that even something as simple as walking is in fact medicine?
Walking is the foundation of circulation, longevity, and mental clarity. All necessary for good health and longevity.
Yet our modern lives force us to sit for hours—at desks, in cars, on screens—while our bodies slowly shut down.
The real pandemic isn’t viral. It’s immobility.
And it’s all starting at a younger and younger age. When kids today hit middle age, how will they feel? It is a grim thought, but what is going to happen to quality of life and life expectancy?
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