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By: fedupwithtimemag

fedupwithtimemag — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:32:02 +0000

The Times article is disgusting. It is sending the opposite message to everyone. I love the spin that Times puts on exercise and why we could basically live without it. I am a personal trainer. I have a degree in Exercise Physiology. My information comes from research, not opinion. The Times should do their research. America is overweight and overfat because we don’t shut our mouths and we dont move. Hundreds of years ago we had to hunt our food and walk miles to get a drink of water. Now we walk a foot to our car, drive 3 blocks and pull up to eat fast food! Our diet does not consist of actual food and we do nothing but sit down. I work many hours and still have time to exercise as well as spend time with family. Why don’t you?? My clients are lawyers, doctors, therapists…why do they have time to exercise and relax while spending time with family?

We are lazy and are breeding lazy, malnourished, overweight children. We are developing more cancer, diabetes and other thyroid issues. All because of our own fault.

Thanks to the NY Times, we can all be discouraged from exercise. =)

By: rdavis0324

rdavis0324 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:47:58 +0000

I have been having problems getting motivated to exercise and I’ve been exercising for years! The problem is that I’ve always exercised to burn calories which left me so tired, I’d go home and not feel like doing anything after I had exercised. It has affected my frame of mind. That’s NOT the point of exercising. The guy who wrote the article made some very valid points and I feel the take home message is that exercise should not be to solely control weight. Exercise should also be done for enjoyment and to make you feel good. I think that the new guidelines for exercising “on most days for 30 minutes” is totally unreasonable and unobtainable for the majority of people who have other things to do with their lives beside exercise!!!!!

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By: AnnQ

AnnQ — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:07:25 +0000

I read that article yesterday, and thought it was really good! I think people who read up on exercise and nutrition know diet is 80 – 90% of how you look.
Unfortunately SO many people still think they can eat whatever they want because they walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes.

What’s amazing is how most people REALLY overestimate the calories they’ve burned and underestimate the calories they consume.

By: Sweet_Tooth

Sweet_Tooth — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:03:44 +0000

Great post!! A well put reponse. Plus, I’d just like to add that if you’re trying to get a better body diet alone won’t get rid of fat! You actually have to USE those muscles in order to get toned.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:55:28 +0000

I wrote about this as well actually, ha. I agree with you. I think this article is a good example of why it really doesn’t work to simply just be on the latest diet or only work out for a month at the beginning of the year when you vow to start exercising. Instead, in order to be healthy and to maintain weight loss it’s about a way of life and a mentality to be active and eat nutritious foods.

By: thedailybalance

thedailybalance — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:24:00 +0000

Great comments, everyone! Thanks so much for keeping the conversation moving.

I totally agree with what everyone is saying and also worry people will use this as an easy excuse not to exercise.

Like all articles and studies out there, we should still focus on what works best for us – we are all unique in our healthy habits, but there is a place in EVERYONE’S life for exercise!

I am glad that the author did note the importance of exercise as it pertains to other factors, etc.

I just hope people don’t just ‘hear what they want to hear’ and use this as an excuse.

By: Janna

Janna — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:45:06 +0000

Not everyone who exercises goes and eats a huge serving of fries or a doughnut afterwards. And those people are the ones who are losing the weight.
The whole point is to combine exercise AND healthy eating. You can’t expect to lose weight or become healthier by just doing one or the other. They work together. So yes, the article is correct in saying that working out for an hour and then eating a bunch of junk won’t lead to weight loss… of course it won’t! Don’t kill yourself for hours on an elliptical but this shouldn’t be an excuse not to exercise. MOVE… and don’t eat crap!