Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013?
by gbog on Sunday December 29, 2013 @02:49AM
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Posting unconventional views is ok in HN, in fact it is the only place I know where it is possible. My unconventional view is that sport is bad for health. If you count all the injuries, the health issues, etc that can be attributed to sport... The problem is that most people mistake sport for exercise, which is good. E.g. walking or cycling at normal speed for the commute is good, lifting weight or running like crazy is bad.
As so many people suggested books related to fitness, I suppose this unconventional view has its place here.
Your friends are likely not fully prepared for the marathon. Saying something and then trying to prove it true with a hear-say based example of an extreme case is ridiculous. Please don't post comments like this on HN.