Mainstream Media: Stop Giving People Excuses
Here comes another gem from CBS Morning News and their, “CBS News Medical Correspondent.” A recent study came out recommending that middle age women should be exercising for one hour each day to keep from gaining weight. That is 60 minutes or 1/17th of your day if you get 7 hours of sleep each night. THAT IS LESS THAN 6% of your time spent awake!
So, of course the doctor is going to say that, “yes, you should exercise for 60 minutes each day…” NOPE… Not going to happen.
She explains that women should be eating better instead of exercising more. Sure, I can agree with eating better, but why not still encourage women to move more! Not just for weight loss, but to stay healthy. What about osteoporosis? Keeping a healthy heart rate and blood pressure in check? What about just for the sake of their mental health? I don’t know about you but I am in a much better mood after I train for an hour. And how about just keeping a baseline of strength so you can pick up bags of groceries or your kids.
One hour of activity can be doing a Yoga DVD for 30 minutes in the morning, then walking your dog for 30 minutes at night! Come on health professionals!
I think the whole clean the house to get your exercise is very lame. What about heart rate? My heart rate does not increase when I make the bed or sweep the floor. You are very right on this post Kevin. Mainstream media needs to quit being so PC to lame americans and get real strength coaches to do the health segments.
I agree. Find some type of movement you enjoy and do it. Everyone has something they like, its just a matter of getting rid of the distractions of life like computer TV etc.
No kidding. Keep telling fat Americans to sit on their arse more, and “eat better”. Most ppl think that if they had a multigrain bagel last Tuesday for breakfast, they’re set! Never mind the pizzas and empty potato chip/soda carbs and sugar they put in all week. We should all be in boot camps before it’s too late.
On the Program here and loving it.
Oh Kevin, just get them to listen to your fitcast. The best damn show ever that deserves to go mainstream!
Kevin – she needs some serious help with the push up form. What she is doing are not push ups. Look at those elbows!
I honestly think that the calories in-calories out view (although a law of physics) is very antiquated. This physical law was demonstrated in a closed system that always reaches equilibrium and is 100% efficient. The human body is not even close to 100% efficient in metabolizing food and is also an open system where a lot of energy is lost as heat. We need to take into account more macronutrient breakdown rather than caloric intake. If people aren’t exercising they shouldn’t be eating insulin spiking foods (high GI carbs, dairy, grains). End of story.
I agree that the moderate intensity movements are great but they need to be weight baring due to the BMD issues in middle aged women (especially if they are soda drinkers).
Kevin,
This is one of many studies attempting to support the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association’s joint position stand that for the prevention of unhealthy weight gain/weight maintenance, adult women should engage in 60 minutes of ” moderate intensity physical activity” on most, but at least 5 days of the week. Incorporated into that was a calorie burn goal of ~300 calories per session and a eucaloric diet. However, does the mainstream media include all of that? Of course not. There’s little difference between CBS giving health advice and getting lean eating Subway! Thank you for bringing attention this!