They do certain repetitive motions well. They have been toned by sitting and typing or standing and chatting. Perhaps they got a workout on a machine that does not help you mow, haul or plow but simply move up and down in a stationary position. They may have gone for a walk because walking is pretty not because you left the damn hoe in the barn... oh, I forgot the fricken seeds, gotta go back... ah shit, I forgot the shovel. This kind of walking is different
As is my stretch and strength class. My new flexibility routine includes climbing on and off of machinery, getting on the ground to attach hitches, getting under machines to fix problems, pushing wheelbarrows of crap from one place to the other. Don't forget crawling under decks to kill wasps or get stored gear. Then there is the climbing stretches. Space is valuable so everything up high is used as well.
All very practical exercises. All so much more exhausting than the gym. Mostly because you don't stop after 1 hour or when you are tired. You go for 8, take a break and then keep going for more. You are excited to sit on the mower because you back is a bit tired from being bent over all day long in the garden.
Your proprioceptors get a workout on the uneven soil you are working in order to grow better food for you and your family to eat.
The Farm Bootcamp.
