Still Dark Ages
An article in today's Worcester, Massachusetts Telegram & Gazette, http://www.telegram.com/article/20100602/NEWS/100609953/1116 shows us how long we have yet to travel to overcome our intellectual snobbery. Today many still view those who study Art, Music or Physical Education as less than desirable students or students who do not have or may not have the ability to pursue other subjects. Physical Education is the most maligned subject in any country by far.
More and more states are requiring Physical Education in Grammar Schools, Middle Schools, and High Schools. The point of this article is that it so clearly demonstrates the damage done in the past by not teaching the legislative endeavors the basic facts and tenets of Exercise and Health.
Exercise, like nutrition is a specific formula.. The pulse must be raised to a prescribed level according to studies -- for a minimum of twenty minutes a minimum of three times per week.
No sooner do we get this down pat then some study comes out with a false gospel -- a couch evangelist, will tell us there is no need to exercise if we just shake out legs all day -- we will burn as many calories.
Calories is not the issue when it comes to aerobic capacity and its benefits.
You can walk leisurely for 12 hours straight and not eat anything come home exhausted. You will have burnt more calories than the person who did twenty minutes of aerobic exercise but you would have broken every rule of Health, Fitness, Nutrition.
Exercise is not about looking "pretty". And that is where, in past centuries, many religions sabotaged health because of vanity. If you come out looking very buff-- the answer is quite easy -- Keep your shirt on. Keep modesty. Don't wear tight clothing. Don't wear shorts above the knee.
More and more states are requiring Physical Education in Grammar Schools, Middle Schools, and High Schools. The point of this article is that it so clearly demonstrates the damage done in the past by not teaching the legislative endeavors the basic facts and tenets of Exercise and Health.
Exercise, like nutrition is a specific formula.. The pulse must be raised to a prescribed level according to studies -- for a minimum of twenty minutes a minimum of three times per week.
No sooner do we get this down pat then some study comes out with a false gospel -- a couch evangelist, will tell us there is no need to exercise if we just shake out legs all day -- we will burn as many calories.
Calories is not the issue when it comes to aerobic capacity and its benefits.
You can walk leisurely for 12 hours straight and not eat anything come home exhausted. You will have burnt more calories than the person who did twenty minutes of aerobic exercise but you would have broken every rule of Health, Fitness, Nutrition.
Exercise is not about looking "pretty". And that is where, in past centuries, many religions sabotaged health because of vanity. If you come out looking very buff-- the answer is quite easy -- Keep your shirt on. Keep modesty. Don't wear tight clothing. Don't wear shorts above the knee.
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