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Would a stressed out Amazon/Uber eats delivery person who is very fit from working 10 hours a day, but with barely enough money to feed their family going to be
by small_model 7mo ago
Would a stressed out Amazon/Uber eats delivery person who is very fit from working 10 hours a day, but with barely enough money to feed their family going to be less angry/anxious than a rich person lounging at his villa with zero worries? This is looking at one variable which isn't very useful.
- 0_____0 7mo agoworking != working out if you don't believe me, take one look at a construction site and the workers on it.
- small_model 7mo agoBut the article mentions cardiorespiratory fitness, not working out vs working.
- 0_____0 7mo agoMy point is that physical labor won't grant you cardio fitness.
- seizethecheese 7mo agoDiet is the main driver of obesity, not exercise. These folks are often in great shape under a layer of fat. More apropos, have you ever met an anxious construction worker? I haven’t.
- 0_____0 7mo agoI renovated my house over the course of two years, so I've had a lot of close contact with tradespeople. Carpenters, demo, electricians, hvac, plasterers... the young guys are ok and buckstrong. By the time they're in their 40s, you can tell the work is rough on them. Having muscle is only one dimension of fitness. You're entirely neglecting cardiovascular health, which is a better predictor of longevity.
- Angostura 7mo ago> This is looking at one variable which isn't very useful. It’s a core part of the scientific process: “All else being equal…”
- small_model 7mo agoIt's not though unless they cloned the humans and put them in a lab for 50 years.
- Angostura 7mo agoThat's exactly why you control for other variables