We live in a time when daily life seems defined by speed, self-imposed pressure, and the constant feeling of not being able to do everything. It seems increasingly difficult to stop and listen to our bodies and emotions. This is the topic of Dr. Noelia Samartin Veiga, a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, and author of the book... You have come to live (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2026).

"I just don't have time! I'm overwhelmed!" These are phrases we repeat to ourselves when we consider making a change to a more active lifestyle. It's true, and we can't deny it, that the pace of life traps us: family, work, various responsibilities, and commitments push us to the limit of the time we have throughout the day, not to mention the need for a minimum number of hours of sleep to stay healthy. But in recent years, we've been so insistently told that we need a minimum amount of physical activity each week that if we don't meet it, we feel like we've failed. The World Health Organization recommends 150 to 300 minutes of aerobic exercise per week, to which we must add strength, balance, stability, and joint mobility exercises. With this article, we want to introduce a new paradigm thanks to a series of recent studies that They show us that perhaps so much time isn't necessary. to get in shape.