Exercise in a Pill?
Throw away those workout DVDs, exercise books-- cancel your gym memberships and tell your friends and family that the 'exercise in a pill' is finally here (again). You wish!
With the new hype, people are unfortunately bound to buy into is this new exercise in a pill. In preliminary tests, the exercise pill makes mice run faster, burn fat, and build lean muscle. That's right, all the positive effects of exercise.
Maybe Not Really Exercise in a Pill
What about the other positive effect that naturally comes along with working out such as, fighting and preventing major diseases-- high cholesterol, high blood pressure, mental stress, osteoporosis? No research results have been published attesting to the exercise in a pill's ability to improve health.
"[Exercise] not only involves skeletal muscle fibers, but the main muscle we depend on, the heart," Dr. Linn Goldberg, head of the Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, says. 'He adds that believing that you've exercised by taking a pill is "like being placed on third base and thinking you hit a triple." (ABCNEWS)
We also haven't been given any widley published information about potential harmful effects of the exercise in a pill.
Exercise in a Pill-- No Substitute for Hardwork
Before looking up to the mice, do the research yourself and ask questions. Remember, if its too good to be true, then it probably is. There's no substitute for a good fitness program. A good workout helps relieve stress, gives you more energy and improves long term health. When its called 'health' and not exercise in a pill, we might have a reason to get excited.
For more information contact Natasha at mail:natasha@natashalinton.com
Share your thoughts on this and other fitness topics at::http://natashalintonsport.blogspot.com/
Copyright © 2008 Natasha Linton
Before starting any exercise program consult your physician.
Throw away those workout DVDs, exercise books-- cancel your gym memberships and tell your friends and family that the 'exercise in a pill' is finally here (again). You wish!
With the new hype, people are unfortunately bound to buy into is this new exercise in a pill. In preliminary tests, the exercise pill makes mice run faster, burn fat, and build lean muscle. That's right, all the positive effects of exercise.
Maybe Not Really Exercise in a Pill
What about the other positive effect that naturally comes along with working out such as, fighting and preventing major diseases-- high cholesterol, high blood pressure, mental stress, osteoporosis? No research results have been published attesting to the exercise in a pill's ability to improve health.
"[Exercise] not only involves skeletal muscle fibers, but the main muscle we depend on, the heart," Dr. Linn Goldberg, head of the Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, says. 'He adds that believing that you've exercised by taking a pill is "like being placed on third base and thinking you hit a triple." (ABCNEWS)
We also haven't been given any widley published information about potential harmful effects of the exercise in a pill.
Exercise in a Pill-- No Substitute for Hardwork
Before looking up to the mice, do the research yourself and ask questions. Remember, if its too good to be true, then it probably is. There's no substitute for a good fitness program. A good workout helps relieve stress, gives you more energy and improves long term health. When its called 'health' and not exercise in a pill, we might have a reason to get excited.
For more information contact Natasha at mail:natasha@natashalinton.com
Share your thoughts on this and other fitness topics at::http://natashalintonsport.blogspot.com/
Copyright © 2008 Natasha Linton
Before starting any exercise program consult your physician.
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6 comments:
Once again it is being reinforced that the easy way out does not work. Although exercise requires work and dedication, the end result of a great looking fit healthy body is worth the effort.
Exercise in a pill, I can't wait to here the side effects of this one. No thanks, I'll stick to the gym its more fun.
Like the doc said, it might make you leaner, but it doesn't mean you're going to look good on the beach!
I can't believe that people are so desperate that they would try such a stupid thing. Not to mention that it's a great way to america lazy
I'm sure people will fall for it and the manufacturer will make a killing. More power to them.
What I've learned through the years is that the number one drug is consistent exercise and healthy eating.
No, thank you. I don't want a way out. I'm human. I need healthy foods, exercise, laughter, relaxation, love, and every good thing that goes into feeling good about myself. A pill can promise weight loss, but at what cost? It can certainly never offer what makes us who we are, something I'm unwilling to sacrifice to gain the image (and self-image) society is telling me I need to have.
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