Your bones are going to need a good hike anyway
I mean, okay, so scientists think they've figured out how exercise strengthens bones, and now they're talking about putting it in a pill? My first thought, for sure, is how super convenient that would be for those of us who, you know, maybe enjoy the occasional Beecher's mac and cheese a little too much, or find ourselves taking the ferry to Bainbridge just for the "free therapy" aspect and less for the actual walking around. But, bus karo, can we just slow down for a minute?
This is Seattle, right? We're the city that *treks*. We hike Discovery Park. We run the stairs at Gas Works. We kayak on Lake Union. We complain about the "Seattle Freeze" but then we’re all out on the trails every weekend, communicing with nature, whether it's pouring rain or one of those mythical clear days when Rainier just *appears* and everyone stops breathing. The idea of a pill replacing the actual *doing* of things, the movement, the fresh air, the feeling of your calves burning as you climb up to the lighthouse trail? That just feels… off, to me. Like, are we really trying to automate away the very things that keep us grounded, that make us feel like we’re part of this super beautiful, super wet, super green place?
I mean, I get it, not everyone can run a marathon or even wants to. But there’s something about the effort, the getting out there, the pushing your body, that’s so intrinsically tied to what makes life here, you know, *here*. It's not just about bone density, is it? It's about seeing the salmon run at the Ballard Locks, or catching the sunset over the Sound from Alki Beach, or just walking through Pike Place Market before the tourists invade. That’s Seattle — Rainier’s out, everything’s forgiven. And I think, maybe, our bones, and our souls, need that more than a pill, don't you?
Preet Kaur-Sullivan, MiTL Sports Desk.
I mean, you gotta hear what the crew had to say about this on the Morning Wire. Catch it live at mornings.live.