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While there are many "unfair" variables at play, your weight is one of the few parameters you can control in your life. You won't get more hair, rich parents or

While there are many "unfair" variables at play, your weight is one of the few parameters you can control in your life. You won't get more hair, rich parents or strong health. You can't get taller, smarter or good at writing comments. But you can always decide not to be overweight, or even be in good shape. (but being an asshole fet shamer is also a decision)

watwut 9y ago
Why is other peoples weight so important for you? You choose to spend time in gym focusing about how you look like instead of doing something useful, learning new things or working or simply spending time with your children. Serious, despite all stereotypes, male dominated tech site seems to put way more importance on look and talks way more about dieting then female dominated sites I frequent. When did the switch happened and dudes started to be like that?
- bebopfunk 9y ago
  There are very few things in my life that are as productive as the gym. It helps my memory, my mental well being, my cognition and my health. I'm unsure of why you don't consider exercise to be useful. Can you explain? Below I have included a quote and link to a study that looks into exercises effects on cognition. As for people's zealousness for exercise on this site, I think its a result of people wanting to help others. For many, getting into exercise was the single best decision they felt they've made in their life. And since almost anyone can make that change, and do it for free, they're trying to spread the news. If I spend the time to recommend something as small and inconsequential as an application to someone, it seems absurd that I wouldn't recommend something like exercise. But that's just my two cents "The evidence accumulated so far indicates that exercise is a strong promoter of cognitive health in humans. " https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951958/
- whytaka 9y ago
  When we realized physical health contributes to mental health and mental health contributes to discipline which contributes to physical health.
- jriot 9y ago
  Increasing the physical health of all people would be the most productive things we could do as a society. Nothing else would remotely come close.

watwut 9y ago

Why is other peoples weight so important for you? You choose to spend time in gym focusing about how you look like instead of doing something useful, learning new things or working or simply spending time with your children. Serious, despite all stereotypes, male dominated tech site seems to put way more importance on look and talks way more about dieting then female dominated sites I frequent. When did the switch happened and dudes started to be like that?

bebopfunk 9y ago
There are very few things in my life that are as productive as the gym. It helps my memory, my mental well being, my cognition and my health. I'm unsure of why you don't consider exercise to be useful. Can you explain? Below I have included a quote and link to a study that looks into exercises effects on cognition. As for people's zealousness for exercise on this site, I think its a result of people wanting to help others. For many, getting into exercise was the single best decision they felt they've made in their life. And since almost anyone can make that change, and do it for free, they're trying to spread the news. If I spend the time to recommend something as small and inconsequential as an application to someone, it seems absurd that I wouldn't recommend something like exercise. But that's just my two cents "The evidence accumulated so far indicates that exercise is a strong promoter of cognitive health in humans. " https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951958/
whytaka 9y ago
When we realized physical health contributes to mental health and mental health contributes to discipline which contributes to physical health.
jriot 9y ago
Increasing the physical health of all people would be the most productive things we could do as a society. Nothing else would remotely come close.