Contrary to Research, British Believe Moderate Exercise Healthier Than Vigorous

The belief system of the idiots.

"British adults now believe that moderate activity is more beneficial than vigorous exercise, according to new research by the University of Exeter and Brunel University. Although most large studies show that the greatest health benefits are derived from regular participation in vigorous activities..."

Recall that these are the same people who would rather die than "exercise."

Here is a reasonable history of one way that the experts are killing us with bad advice. (Here is another.)

"The first study to investigate attitudes to moderate and vigorous activity since Government physical activity guidelines changed in the mid 1990s, this research is now published in Preventive Medicine.

Traditionally, adults were encouraged to take part in 20 to 60 minutes of vigorous exercise three or more times a week. In 1990, research showed around 90% of British adults believed vigorous exercise was important in maintaining and improving health and fitness. Since 1995 the Department of Health has instead promoted 30 minutes of moderate exercise five times a week, which can be achieved through everyday activities such as walking, housework or gardening. The research team believes this shift in attitudes is threatening the nation's health and is calling for evidence-based guidelines."

Simply put, the activity recommendations have gone from potentially useful to unquestionably useless.

This is true just about world over.

Only training will work to improve fitness as we have said over and over again for years and years.

"Dr Gary O'Donovan, exercise physiologist from the University of Exeter and lead author on the paper said: 'Time and time again, the largest and most robust studies have shown that vigorously active individuals live longer and enjoy a better quality of life than moderately active individuals and couch potatoes. It's extremely worrying that British adults now believe that a brief stroll and a bit of gardening is enough to make them fit and healthy. The challenge now is to amend Britain's physical activity guidelines so that they emphasise the role vigorous activity plays in fighting obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.'"

Exercise is a clear waste of time for weight loss, terribly inefficient and will never improve fitness (unless one is lucky enough to lose some weight and keep it off - a result almost certainly from caloric intake reduction, not exercise).

Training will improve fitness with certainty.

Proper aerobic (cardiovascular) training will result in weight loss.

Proper anaerobic (resistance) training will result in weight gain.

Proper nutrition will allow control over weight loss and gain.

Proper training and proper nutrition will overcome overweight, obesity and overfatness.

BUT, fitness will, as far as we currently know, only lessen the likelihood of developing those diseases associated with overfatness.

And you must not listen to any of the experts if you want to succeed. (See here,here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here for starters.)

There is no other "health" link currently known.

Still, "Health is a function of participation. Participation is a function of fitness." (tm)

Remember, "Fitness is the only REAL preventive medicine." (tm)

Then go here and here to fight back.