Hello all:



I am trying to answer a question posed by a non-paleo eater regarding the amount of physical activity a hunter-gathering person may have had daily. 



My friend posited that the reason a hunter-gatherer was fit and could metabolize a mainly protein/fat diet was because their daily life required the expenditure of massive calories, and that their metabolism was therefore honed to that specific diet. She further questioned my daily activity levels, which honestly are not very high - certainly nothing compared to a paleo hunter. In fact, I strongly dislike organized exercise and refuse to participate in it. I walk, I garden, I play concert piano and organ 3-4 hours a day...I don't ride a bike or lift weights. I do hike infrequently, and swim when the opportunity presents itself.



I have lost quite a bit of weight eating paleo, and no longer require oral diabetes medication for my type II diabetes. 



But to bring it back to my question: do you suppose paleo people were intensely active everyday?  My thought was that they were "intensely" active while hunting and processing food stuffs, and all other times were less active so as to conserve energy. 



Thank you!



Trish

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