There's something to be said for a small set of exercises that works the whole body and that can be done quickly anywhere, that you can use those weeks you don't have time for anything else, or travelling and stuck in small hotels etc...
In a variety of places, I've read about studies (yeah, I know) concluding that we benefit from exercise, but the greatest benefit comes from what I would consider to be a really tiny amount. Beyond that point, you might be getting stronger, but won't necessarily be measurably healthier.
According to studies.
I'm like, yeah, right. I think part of the problem is that there's a public health angle, which is that you have to come up with guidelines that people will actually follow. Those are what get printed in the paper.
On the other hand, I'm not taking my chances. While my doctor congratulates me on how much exercise I'm getting, I'm still striving for more.
This post seems to have been made obsolete by the passage of time, ten years ago.
> Update: Since this post went up, The New York Times seem to have come to their senses. In October 2014, they published The Advanced 7-Minute Workout.
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 27.2 ms ] threadAccording to studies.
I'm like, yeah, right. I think part of the problem is that there's a public health angle, which is that you have to come up with guidelines that people will actually follow. Those are what get printed in the paper.
On the other hand, I'm not taking my chances. While my doctor congratulates me on how much exercise I'm getting, I'm still striving for more.
> Update: Since this post went up, The New York Times seem to have come to their senses. In October 2014, they published The Advanced 7-Minute Workout.
https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/2...