tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post6741827730145953344..comments2023-10-08T09:56:05.560-06:00Comments on The Straight Dope: Time Magazine's Lame Excuse Not to ExerciseSteve Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-7358775282966698972009-08-13T13:40:02.148-06:002009-08-13T13:40:02.148-06:00Pick up that issue again and check the spine. Mayb...Pick up that issue again and check the spine. Maybe they're marking magazines these days by genre as they do paperbacks. If so, I'm guessing this one would read "Fiction."louie anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-91777793531691450652009-08-13T11:00:16.309-06:002009-08-13T11:00:16.309-06:00Common knowledge, dude. You know who Miley Cyrus ...Common knowledge, dude. You know who Miley Cyrus is right? You need to renew your subscription to People.<br /><br />-JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-19474212787325346392009-08-12T13:57:04.248-06:002009-08-12T13:57:04.248-06:00Well said, Steve. This type of over-the-top journa...Well said, Steve. This type of over-the-top journalistic sensationalism is intended solely to be controversial and thus sell magazines. The problem is that it is full of faulty science and, in some cases, downright wrong information. Worse, it sends the absolutely wrong message to the general public. I've posted a research-based response on my blog, www.workout911.com. Spread the word...<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />BradBrad Schoenfeld, CSCShttp://www.workout911.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-55240593850279440582009-08-11T21:19:54.285-06:002009-08-11T21:19:54.285-06:00Yea, well I'm not surprised that the stupid Ru...Yea, well I'm not surprised that the stupid Rush fan got it wrong. But how in the hell do you two guys know that?Reedsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235713513617918694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-19326104071704025792009-08-11T21:18:40.514-06:002009-08-11T21:18:40.514-06:00Deaf, Blind, don't mean shit. Repo man gets in...Deaf, Blind, don't mean shit. Repo man gets in his car any time of day.Reedsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235713513617918694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-1792330233283235212009-08-11T18:35:36.233-06:002009-08-11T18:35:36.233-06:00Correct indeed, but that wouldn't be a cover s...Correct indeed, but that wouldn't be a cover story. His argument, similar to that ditz from the NY Times last year, was that you might as well not exercise and lack of it has nothing to do with our current obesity epidemic. <br />Given some very simple stats:<br /><br />Kids get between 20-25% less exercise than they did in the 70s<br /><br />Nearly 30% of our kids are fat, up to 42% in some demographics<br /><br />Fat kids are 99% more likely to be fat adults<br /><br />this seems unlikely before you even take into consideration his inane opinion on the subject.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-10677999073065398332009-08-11T16:58:58.306-06:002009-08-11T16:58:58.306-06:00I was gonna bring up the 'deaf not blind' ...I was gonna bring up the 'deaf not blind' thing too.<br /><br />In defense of this brilliant cover story (I wasn't even aware that 'Time' existed anymore?), if his premise is that one does not need to exercise to lose weight, that's pretty obvious. Don't eat anything=lose weight. He's right.bob bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864094410106514440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-28411392575574527212009-08-11T15:23:23.353-06:002009-08-11T15:23:23.353-06:00Dude, Rush didn't go blind. He went deaf.
-J...Dude, Rush didn't go blind. He went deaf.<br /><br />-JoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-52642172243995742472009-08-11T14:47:21.923-06:002009-08-11T14:47:21.923-06:00I'm fat and even I don't agree with this a...I'm fat and even I don't agree with this article.Elhanan Greignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-65544571707129165612009-08-11T06:47:39.130-06:002009-08-11T06:47:39.130-06:00That is utterly absurd. What are they trying to do...That is utterly absurd. What are they trying to do to America with this article??? Ugggh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921377966371726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-38183497792471347852009-08-10T23:45:30.176-06:002009-08-10T23:45:30.176-06:00I was thinking like Steve. I assume that Rush will...I was thinking like Steve. I assume that Rush will love it and will use it to support his absurd claims.<br /><br />On a related note I had drinks with a couple of Rush fans recently and they were shocked that I found him laughable. One said, "He's an inspiration. He went blind and he never stopped working." I didn't want to get too into it, but I did respond that he had said that our health care costs are due to people exercising and risk taking. Thankfully we got on a different tangent so it didn't get too ugly.Reedsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235713513617918694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-87772865339801402972009-08-10T22:40:14.723-06:002009-08-10T22:40:14.723-06:00funny, i was thinking Rush was going to run with t...funny, i was thinking Rush was going to run with this tomorrow. we'll see.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-27045418839666452222009-08-10T22:39:14.011-06:002009-08-10T22:39:14.011-06:00seems maybe they were influenced by Rush's art...seems maybe they were influenced by Rush's article.Kellynoreply@blogger.com