Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve...
by elevaet on Thursday January 02, 2025 @01:11AM
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It's not a minor contributor though, people vastly underestimate how much exercise our species is adapted for, how much we're capable of, and just how far off from that most of us live.
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Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve...
by tsimionescu on Thursday January 02, 2025 @01:40AM
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It is, in quantities that are compatible with a modern lifestyle. Sure, if you're gonna run marathons every weekend, you will lose a lot of weight from that. But that's not possible to achieve while leading a normal modern life (full time employment, a relationship, children).
Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve...
by elevaet on Thursday January 02, 2025 @02:55AM
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I think it is doable in a modern lifestyle, but that most people don't make it a priority.
Most people waste a shocking number of hours out of every day scrolling, watching TV etc, and just take it for granted as part of a "modern lifestyle", but it's just an optional way to spend time, and not very productive.
I have full time employment, a relationship, children, and manage to get our for 1hr of running almost every day. (And find time to debate with strangers on HN XD)
Re:Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention eve...
by tsimionescu on Friday January 03, 2025 @03:37AM
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1h of exercise a day is great for your health, but that's still only going to be a minor contributor to fat loss. Adjusting your diet is going to have a much, much higher impact on weight loss than 1h of (moderate) exercise/day.