"Notice: The Surgeon General reports a sedentary lifestyle is...

CounterfeitVoid · #1 10-12-2006, 03:46 PM

...as detrimental to your health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day."

I got some fitness ad in the mail today for a gym down the street and that's what it said. Now how the fuck is that quote true? Are they talking about artery build-up or something?

Honey Bee · #2 10-12-2006, 06:46 PM

I believe it. I have two acquaintances who never leave their house. They basically go to work during the week and on the weekends sit on their couch and watch tv. They never want to go out and do things. Both are overweight.

vegyrex · #3 10-12-2006, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CounterfeitVoid

...as detrimental to your health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day."

I got some fitness ad in the mail today for a gym down the street and that's what it said. Now how the fuck is that quote true? Are they talking about artery build-up or something?

Physical fitness is important. Diabetes is becoming a big public health threat. Lack of regular exercises and weight gain are big factors in getting diabetes.

vegyrex · #4 10-12-2006, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imA_nE

I never leave my house cause Im homeschooled in the middle of nowhere, but I work out on my bike machine and Im not overweight. Plus I dont drink soda.

Soda is something I haven't been able to stop drinking.

CounterfeitVoid · #5 10-12-2006, 09:25 PM

Oh god, soda was my main drink for YEARS. I was always dehydrated and it just got to be so gross. I knew that when I moved to California I'd have to stop drinking it altogether and I did. Now I only drink water and lots of it.

...However, cutting out soda just made me begin eating chocolate more often.

I don't just have a sweet tooth, I think all 28 of them are. Despite the fact that I'm tall, fairly skinny and don't really gain weight, I am incredibly sluggish. I rarely leave the house.

The ad alarmed me.