NYT piece looks at recent work by evolutionary biologists who say we developed with the ability to run long distances because we would chase down other animals and eat their meat ... which helped our brains get big.
Says the Times: the gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in the human body, is primarily engaged only during running. “Your butt is a running muscle; you barely use it when you walk," says Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman.
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