What causes it to be so challenging to leave the couch as well as walk? Or go to a gym? Or hire a naturopathic health professional? Why do people not take much better care of themselves?
This is not our fault in a number of ways.
This is partially because of how our brain is made to function in that way. Our brains are predictive and constantly centered on efficiency. Therefore whatever behaviour patterns we’ve developed for ourselves-like being trapped behind a desk for 8 hours each day – are the patterns we instantly default to. The much more we engage in them (40-50 hours per week x the number of years?), the more natural the patterns become, making it more challenging to alter them.