One of the misconceptions truths( misconceptions, truths ) is that exercise is just for fat or unhealthy people.
Which conditions is cardiovascular exercise known to prevent?
Vanity
Obesity
Narcissism
Type 2 diabetes
Nepotism
Heart disease
Sitting around and not exercising sufficiently (also known as a sedentary lifestyle) is equally as bad for your health as.
Drinking alcohol
Smoking
Walking in front of a bus
Eating junk
To ward off sedentary lifestyle conditions (such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity) we need to exercise for many hours a day.
All exercise has the same effect on our health, regardless of intensity or vigour.
What are the features of intense vigour cardiovascular exercise?
Six pack abs
Sweating
Panting (probably not able to talk or smile)
Long duration (many hours of exercising)
Using heavy weights
Doctors and other medical practitioners don't regard exercise as important to being healthy, which is why they don't prescribe it.
The benefits of exercise can be counted on one hand.
Making time for cardiovascular exercise means that we have to deprioritise our career ambitions.
According to John J Ratey MD, author of Spark, the number one reason we have a brain is to move.