Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Sounds to me like Male Answer Syndrome, orated by presumably male doctor(s) who haven't ridden a bicycle since, maybe, the summer after their first year in med school. How many of these expert M.D.s have ridden a bike in, say, 80 F in the last 10 years?
Not to mention the cure-all of "eliminate overweight." Somebody stuff a twinkie in that expert's mouth, fast!
Meh. I think that the cure-all might just be that, a cure-most, for Americans at least. Unhealthy response to exercise reflects an unhealthy body for most of the population. Doesn't it?
We're having a "health fair" at my employer at this very moment. Interesting. Lots of things on dental health (super, super important) and diet (equally important), as well as screenings, stress management, exercise, and even cosmetic things. Cool.
Standing back and looking at the crowd, I took away that the average "low hanging fruit" weight loss among my co-workers might be 18-25 easy pounds. With little effort at all. Think of the savings on medications, if we did that across the population! It's mind boggling. Just sayin'...