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Re:The Scientific 7-Minute Workout by jimmar on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @06:24PM (#5708786)
The routine in the NY Times doesn't seem like snake oil. Jumping jacks and push-ups? Hardly revolutionary. It's not like their were promoting strange supplements or buying expensive fitness equipment.
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Re:The Scientific 7-Minute Workout by dredmorbius on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @08:13PM (#5709331)
It's not "snake oil" in the sense of something which has no effect. It's just that it's so utterly unbalanced and poorly thought out that it's ultimately very little better than nothing.

Posted elsewhere in this thread but very much worth reading, a devastating take-down of the piece:

http://elsbethvaino.com/2013/05/should-you-do-a-newspaper-wo...

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