Millions of people who strive to keep fit...

[highland145]

"Millions of people who strive to keep fit by jogging, swimming or going to the gym are wasting their time, scientists said. " Say it ain't so.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ns-of-people-waste-their-time-by-jogging.html

Think I'll have another beer.

 

[zebano]

By the end of the 20, 12 and six week programmes the majority of people had shown a measurable improvement in how much oxygen their body consumes during exercise, a key indicator of aerobic fitness.

However the programs are 5x/week, 30 minutes per time. They said nothing about exertion. You don't work hard, you don't gain, especially if you're trained or even partially trained in your aerobic sport already.

 

[Zargon]

you mean 20% of the millions, are wasting their time....

 

[highland145]

you mean 20% of the millions, are wasting their time....

Fairly sure we're all wasting our time. We're gonna die anyway.

Even if I were in the "screwed" group, I would continue my 6 days a week. I feel a boatload better when I do and my cloths continue to fit.

 

[MrMatt]

LOL. Yeah, you're wasting your time getting in better shape, being stronger, looking better, having better endurance. FatMedia strikes again.

 

[Zargon]

Fairly sure we're all wasting our time. We're gonna die anyway.

Even if I were in the "screwed" group, I would continue my 6 days a week. I feel a boatload better when I do and my cloths continue to fit.

yeah, and you are less likely to get sick

 

[highland145]

yeah, and you are less likely to get sick

In the last five years, I haven't had anything more severe that a cold. That's a good thing since I am approaching the AARP membership notice. My un-scientific theory correlates body temp rise during exercise to the rise when you have a fever. 40-60 min of cardio, 6days/wk, will boost the immune system but hopefully kill off some bugs too since the internal temp can reach 100 or more. Thoughts?

 

[brikis98]

I don't have access to the full text of the study, but it seems like another journalist sensationalizing a story by drawing some BS conclusions. From the abstract, it sounds like the researchers found an RNA signature that can be measured to predict VO2 max responses to exercise. In other words, due to genetic variation, certain people will benefit more from certain types of aerobic exercise more than others. It's nice that it can be predicted, but hardly surprising. However, the article writer takes that to the next step and claims that exercise is a waste of time. The headline (millions are wasting their time!) and subtitle (jogging, swimming, going to the gym are all worthless!) are particularly absurd.

 

[kamper]

I don't have access to the full text of the study, but it seems like another journalist sensationalizing a story by drawing some BS conclusions. From the abstract, it sounds like the researchers found an RNA signature that can be measured to predict VO2 max responses to exercise. In other words, due to genetic variation, certain people will benefit more from certain types of aerobic exercise more than others. It's nice that it can be predicted, but hardly surprising. However, the article writer takes that to the next step and claims that exercise is a waste of time. The headline (millions are wasting their time!) and subtitle (jogging, swimming, going to the gym are all worthless!) are particularly absurd.

Oh, come on! The press would never embellish a story about a scientific article just to make it sound more interesting!

P)

 

[allies]

Hahaha... VO2 max has been known to generally not be able to be changed more than +/- 10%