alt Hacker NewsWhile it's true that doing any amount more exercise is beneficial to the average person, they may not necessarily know/feel it. As we so often see super fit people in the media, it's easy to think we need to do hours of exercise daily for any benefit. Easy to then think "what's the point? I'll never be super fit" and do nothing. Recinforcing the narrative (including publication of studies) that no, even a small amount of execise is quite beneficial, is encouraging for the average person.
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I do wonder how many people do not take care of the basics and instead go for anti-depressants and Ozempic. I get it if you tried everything, but how many do?
When I stop compulsively eating and drinking, when I look for every opportunity to do something as an exercise, I snap out of my [self-diagnosed] depression and malaise in a few days, and feel great.
The doctors rarely tell you to eat your salads. "Here is a pill, thank you for your business".
I think is exactly what the comment addresses (at least how I understood it). Just do whatever makes you happy, but move! Is not about being a model, it is about being heathier than moving less.
Shannon Sharpe works out at my gym.
Huge guy. Former NFL tight-end. Still very fit.
I notice he only does 1 hour at the gym and then he leaves.
Granted, this is very low quality anecdata.
But seeing how brief his workout is opened my eyes to the benefit of consistency over volume.