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> Articles like this are probably causing harm to the people that read them by discouraging them from exercise [conjecture] I know people who gleefully say 'ic
by capkutay 10y ago
> Articles like this are probably causing harm to the people that read them by discouraging them from exercise [conjecture]
I know people who gleefully say 'ice cream burns calories!' while scarfing down a huge portion of desert. It's thanks to these fantasy articles where doing something easy or damaging is the same as exercising or eating healthy.
- Nomentatus 10y agoIf one assumes the article is false - but in any case I can assure you that excuses not to exercise aren't rare or hard to find. I'm using one right now!
- mathgeek 10y ago> excuses not to exercise aren't rare or hard to find I feel like many fad diets fit the bill here. It's easy to take something that is healthy for you (eating well) and sell it as an alternative to exercise, when the latter is complementary to the former.