Summer Fitness for Seniors and More

More stupidity from ABCNews, where morons rule.

"Summer has officially arrived, and for me it is a great reminder to all of us who have been hibernating indoors to go out and get some exercise and a little sun.

Exercise is key to improving fitness, and a little sun will boost critical vitamin D production and contribute to good health overall."

"Exercise" will do almost nothing to improve fitness.

The one thing it is not, is the "key."

"For all of us, regardless of age, the JAMA fitness study is one more reminder that regardless of our body weight and failures with dieting, staying fit by walking 30 minutes most days (even in short increments of, let's say, 10 minutes at a time) can't help but be good in the long run."

Bull.

In fact, living in this fantasy is harmful.

It keeps people from doing what will work.

"Too often I hear patients who are having trouble losing weight and think it is hopeless to walk or work out. Even if you can't control all that you eat -- or your weight or waist size -- during the many delicious and tempting summer barbecues or at other times, you can feel good that by staying active and fit you will be doing a lot to add good years to your life.

And before you know it you will be losing the dangerous belly fat, which packs extra inches around your waist as well."

This is an absolute lie.

This doc is full of crap.

It is almost impossible to lose weight "exercising" and this is doubly true when you "can't control all that you eat -- or your weight or waist size -- during the many delicious and tempting summer barbecues or at other times..."

Dr. Marie Savard, the author is an idiot savant in fitness, without the savant part.