Originally Posted by
elcruxio
But it is indeed question of limiting exercise. If you confine yourself indoors during the cold season your daily activity levels are going to plummet. Actual exercise is of course important but having high level of activity outside actual exercise is far more important and cannot be replaced by an elliptical machine. By that I mean walking or cycling to places instead of driving, climbing the stair instead of using the elevator, walking the dog and the dreaded shovelling snow (it's a skill not to over do it). You get the idea.
That's ridiculous, you're arguing with a straw man. No one is saying that people shouldn't go outside. Literally, the article makes very clear in its conclusion that this is about where people with heart and lung issues should get their "exercise". I do my aerobic exercise on an elliptical machine in the winter and there's a small drop off in the number of hours I put into it as compared to my 8-9 months of riding, but I can definitely say that the elliptical is a very intense workout comparatively by virtue of being a whole body workout. In the meantime, I do as much or more walking in the winter (probably more as I'm more likely to walk a short hop than bike it as I would do if the weather was warm and the street not sloppy). And what the hell is the taking the stairs vs. taking the elevator bit about? Where do you encounter a lot of outdoor stairs and elevators?
Am I supposed to rent a dog? You have no point here whatsoever except to make an obviously false claim about indoor machines.