Not exercising worse than smoking, diabetes and heart disease study finds

Post by andai » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 2:08 PM UTC

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Your first priority should be taking care of yourself. Remember the plane safety demonstration? You always put your own mask on first, even if it seems selfish. You're in the best position to help others and make good decisions when you feel stability in your own life. Making sure you'll be around a long time also makes you last longer as a resource to society, and to your family. You can't do any of those things you…

Ya right. I work with politicians day to day. You have no idea how much society would benefit if they all died in their 60s.

Post by learnstats2 » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 4:07 PM UTC

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7.5 hours or more per week of gym is an extreme amount that elite athletes might think twice about, not to mention that it's not recommended by anyone. Where is the conflict? That article itself says: “This [study] doesn’t apply to 99% of people”

> 7.5 hours or more per week of gym is an extreme amount that elite athletes might think twice about I personally have plenty of friends that run, swim or gym session for an hour 7 days a week. Elite athletes are doing more like 2-5 hours per day. My brother in law runs ultra marathons (just for fun), and runs somewhere between 1-3 hours every single day of his life. For fun.

Post by fizx » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 5:45 PM UTC

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Do you also not brush your teeth? Strength training can be as simple as doing one of squats, pushups, or pullups every day. Work towards 2-3 sets of 10-20 reps. Add weight (or reduce assistance) as necessary. You've just made a huge difference in how your body feels, and it takes as much time each day as brushing and flossing your teeth.

I agree with you, but someone couldn't do the squats portion at home without a squat rack, right? Or substituting something like pistols. I definitely think all homes should have a pullup bar. They can be had cheaply, and easily attached to doorframes. A good way to add quickly pulling motions for $30.

Post by graeme » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 6:51 PM UTC

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I agree with you, but someone couldn't do the squats portion at home without a squat rack, right? Or substituting something like pistols. I definitely think all homes should have a pullup bar. They can be had cheaply, and easily attached to doorframes. A good way to add quickly pulling motions for $30.

Do body-weight squats to start, but do more of them. Then grab a couple 30lb dumbbells and hold them while you squat. If you can do 100 squats holding 30lb dumbbells, you are way ahead of the curve.

Post by shafyy » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 8:40 PM UTC

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That's a very shortsighted statement, but I can see where you're coming from. I thought the same way when I was in my late teens/early twenties. Was a way for me to justify unhealthy food, smoking and alcohol. Now I'm 30 and slowly realized it's not true. Living healthy when you're young doesn't have short-term reward. But I'm pretty sure when you're 50+ you'll be happy that you ate healthy, exercised and had a way t…

I’m older than you. When I was younger I thought you had more control over your health. Now I realize the amount of control you really have is minimal. It seems like a crapshoot. I see older people who did nothing to take care of themselves doing just fine, and plenty of fit people whose health is surprisingly bad. I see some people over 65 who can do what they once did, but they are the exceptions. I see how diet an…