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Running and Wrestling: Utilizing Evolutionary Skills for Safety and Health
Learning to wrestle can be crucial for girls as it equips them with the ability to escape in dangerous situations like assaults. Humans have evolved to excel at throwing with accuracy and long-distance running, rather than being the fastest or strongest. Our physiological features, like large glutes, knee joints, muscular feet, ankles, and calves, indicate that we are well-equipped for running. Hunter-gatherers historically captured prey by outrunning them until exhaustion. Despite our evolutionary potential for running, modern humans have largely abandoned this skill, leading to a decline in our running abilities.