Comments on Cranky Fitness: Cranky Fitness Goes Political

Exercise is a right, not something to whine about....

2009-09-24T17:57:00.001-04:00

Exercise is a right, not something to whine about. Well said.

And that study about the effect of exercise/no exercise on liver fat was jawdropping. Way to scare me into sticking to maintenance.

Methinks the 'placebo' group just did stretching a...

2009-09-24T11:19:05.728-04:00

Methinks the 'placebo' group just did stretching and not anything that got the heart rate moving faster. (While I have learned -- from Cranky Fitness commenters! -- that yoga is good for you, it's usually not in the 'aerobic' category.)

And Anna, thank you for explaining the background of that video. I imagine the guy who walked in was trying to put in a claim or something shocking like that? :)

Nice post, although you could actually have a quic...

2009-09-24T11:10:01.943-04:00

Nice post, although you could actually have a quickie for the quickie - it is a form of exercise and all. ;)

I'm personally trying to figure out how you do a placebo exercise routine. Do you just tell people that they're exercising and they believe you even though they're not breathing hard or sweating?

Love this post. I've been having the "extercise" ...

2009-09-24T11:01:36.128-04:00

Love this post. I've been having the "extercise" discussion with my almost 3-year old lately. We have been walking to the football field for the local games and papa told him it was because mama needed some exercise. (It's true, I do.) Now he keeps asking *why* we need extercise. It's so damn cute.

I love punctuation. And I loved that video clip...

2009-09-24T10:55:04.709-04:00

I love punctuation.

And I loved that video clip - wish I could do that sometimes at my job!

Great post Merry! So true about people thinking of...

2009-09-24T10:43:12.622-04:00

Great post Merry! So true about people thinking of exercise as something you do to lose weight, and not considering how important it is for health - whether you lose weight or not.

Power to the People!!! and all that Jazz!

2009-09-24T08:44:06.534-04:00

Power to the People!!! and all that Jazz!

And yay for punctuation where would we be without ...

2009-09-24T08:40:17.123-04:00

And yay for punctuation where would we be without it

Were the mice drinking liquor? I hear that's a sli...

2009-09-24T08:38:30.023-04:00

Were the mice drinking liquor? I hear that's a slippery slope down the banks of fatty river.
Oh, you said 'fatty liver'? (Actually that was just dumb..the poor attempt at a joke on my part.)
But liquor will get you there quicker.
So I guess if I'm thinking of drinking, I could exercise while I'm at it.

Loved this! I already exercised my constitutional ...

2009-09-24T08:37:14.694-04:00

Loved this! I already exercised my constitutional right today! I did both cardio & weights! So, there, I was political today... crap, I am every day both exercise & politic wise! :-)

I love this. I know so many people who refuse to e...

2009-09-24T08:23:46.661-04:00

I love this. I know so many people who refuse to exercise because they don't think they need to lose weight, and don't understand that there's a lot of reasons to work out that aren't related to aesthetics.

Very sneaky, Merry! Somehow if you frame exercise...

2009-09-24T06:59:53.232-04:00

Very sneaky, Merry! Somehow if you frame exercise as a "right", I get to feeling all protective about it, and even irate at the idea of imaginary people trying to take it away from me.

I usually think of it as an obligation, which has a whole different feeling to it.

But if I try to picture a couple of big belligerent anti-exercise state troopers trying to block the entrance to my gym, maybe that will make me want to walk through the door.

Or maybe not, but it's worth a try!

Part of your post had me imagining moms arriving a...

2009-09-24T05:31:14.266-04:00

Part of your post had me imagining moms arriving at a park in a car, opening their trunks, and teenagers bounding out and running and leaping over the grass much like a puppy just taken off his lead. :)

Very cool info that you shared today. Thanks!

As a fat girl :), I find it funny that you have to...

2009-09-24T05:28:25.900-04:00

As a fat girl :), I find it funny that you have to put a disclaimer up there for FA so that you don't get people freaking out at you. Regardless of how you feel about or treat overweight people, sedetary is not a good thing! I'm just frustrated by people getting their panties in a bunch lately. Excuse the rant :)

Fatty liver, huh? The stuff you never think about but should!

The video is called something like "dissolving off...

2009-09-24T05:19:16.061-04:00

The video is called something like "dissolving office" - its about an insurance company and their client. :)

Absolutely! I'm reading the absolutely marvelous ...

2009-09-24T04:42:30.297-04:00

Absolutely! I'm reading the absolutely marvelous "Slow Fat Triathlete" at the moment and have once again been inspired to "live my athletic dreams in the body I have now" and forget about how I might look!

I forgot to mention that it's National Punctuation...

2009-09-24T01:13:45.573-04:00

I forgot to mention that it's
National Punctuation Day!
http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com