Author Topic: Is exercise bad for your health? (Read 4265 times)

Firemuscle · « **on:** January 29, 2011, 07:00:10 PM »

A few days ago I met some people in a bar and we started chatting about working out at some point. One of the guys said that he believes exercise is bad for your health. He said that relaxation and treating your body gently is the key to health. So because of that the only exercise he does is meditation and yoga.

I'm starting to think this might be true. We've all been told that if we run or lift weights and get our heart racing that this will make us more healthy. But maybe this is fucking us up? Maybe it's better to just meditate, relax and not push our bodies?

It makes sense to me. Is it reall healthy to push our bodies hard and make our hearts race? Doesn't seem like it.

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:07:12 PM »

Quote from: BlackFlagRedStar on January 29, 2011, 07:00:10 PM

Is exercise bad for your health?

At one point, it becomes. Exercise is stress that damages the body, but the body defends itself by improving several physiological functions to cope with the stress. But the capacity to adapt to the stress is limited and it reaches a point where it starts to do more harm than good. Running 20 miles a week is good for your heart, but running 20 miles every day increases your risk of cancer and accelerates your ageing because it creates more free radicals than your body can deal with.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:07:23 PM »

Exercise isn't bad for your health, but bodybuilding is.

Spike · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:18:16 PM »

exercise is bad for your health if your an idiot and so it too much

same with food

same with vit c

same with alcohol

same with everything except ghona, testateron, masteron, trenbalona, eqiupona nothing is bad for yhou in excess

Firemuscle · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2011, 08:08:41 PM »

Quote from: Captain Equipoise on January 29, 2011, 07:07:23 PM

Exercise isn't bad for your health, but bodybuilding is.

I read in a Yoga book recently that anything that puts strain on your body is unhealthy. Including heavy lifting and running and stuff like that. Basically, the theory is that if you get into an agitated state where your heart is beating quickly then that is generally unhealthy. Even if you don't overdo it.

So that's why many Yogis will spend their time meditating and doing gentle excercises like Asanas.

I'm starting to think that this theory is probably true.

jude2 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2011, 08:27:03 PM »

Quote from: Captain Equipoise on January 29, 2011, 07:07:23 PM

Exercise isn't bad for your health, but bodybuilding is.

THere is your answer. Anything too extreme is bad.

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2011, 08:28:22 PM »

Quote from: BlackFlagRedStar on January 29, 2011, 08:08:41 PM

I read in a Yoga book recently that anything that puts strain on your body is unhealthy. Including heavy lifting and running and stuff like that. Basically, the theory is that if you get into an agitated state where your heart is beating quickly then that is generally unhealthy. Even if you don't overdo it.

So that's why many Yogis will spend their time meditating and doing gentle excercises like Asanas.

I'm starting to think that this theory is probably true.

Explains why the Japanese have the longest life expectancy in the world...

Cableguy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2011, 09:00:42 PM »

Quote from: Spike on January 29, 2011, 07:18:16 PM

exercise is bad for your health if your an idiot and so it too much

same with food

same with vit c

same with alcohol

same with everything except ghona, testateron, masteron, trenbalona, eqiupona nothing is bad for yhou in excess

Moderation in all things is the key...balance, equalibrium, homeostasis, zen...except muscle enhancing "supplements" of course...

dj181 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:32:47 AM »

No, it's not bad for your health, unless you do to much of it. I'd say anymore than 1 hour of HARD EXERCISE is about the max that the body can handle before it becomes "bad"

kiwiol · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:53:48 AM »

Quote from: BlackFlagRedStar on January 29, 2011, 08:08:41 PM

I read in a Yoga book recently that anything that puts strain on your body is unhealthy. Including heavy lifting and running and stuff like that. Basically, the theory is that if you get into an agitated state where your heart is beating quickly then that is generally unhealthy. Even if you don't overdo it.

So that's why many Yogis will spend their time meditating and doing gentle excercises like Asanas.

I'm starting to think that this theory is probably true.

It does put a stress on your body, but that's a good thing (within limits), since it makes your body stronger for it.

It's one step backward, 2 steps forward kinda thing.

This is all assuming you aren't just trolling with this thread, which I wouldn't put past you

wes · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:59:21 AM »

The body:
USE IT OR LOSE IT !!

Firemuscle · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:10:11 AM »

Lots of people i've been talking to lately say that only gentle exercise is good for the body.

Anything really intense or extreme is bad for your health.

I was just throwing it out as food for thought. I'm not a health nut so i'm just gonna keep on doing my thing.

Nirvana · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:29:42 AM »

"the human body was designed to hunt saber tooth tigers and walk 40 miles a day"

came from the bible.

Tito24 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:31:02 AM »

your mom is bad for my health, you dont know how long she deprived me of sleep last night haha.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:45:23 AM »

Heres just a few of the things exercise can do for you.

1. Lower your resting heart rate that shows your heart is stronger and more efficient.

2. Lower your blood pressure.

3. Change the ratios of hdl to ldls.

4. Lower blood sugar.

5. Lower deadly visceral fat.

6. Make your bones stronger

7. Increase lean body mass that will increase calories burnt at rest.

8. Improve you mood so it fights depression.

9. Increase balance so injury potential is decreased.

10. Improve circulation so the instances of impotency is decreased.

11. Blood fats are decreased; triglycerides

12. cholesterol in some cases can be decreased by lowering viseral fat.

I could go on. You can cancel all this if you use steroids, HGH, speed, insulin and oil injections. Another point that defies logic is when someone says how about that guy running a marathon that died with a heart attack or some other athlete. The point is that for the overwhelming majority exercise will improve health. It's like saying my grandpa smoked and drank everyday but lived to be 85. Genetics is important.

dj181 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:57:36 AM »

Good post oldtimer, what interests me, is how much exercise is enough for good health, and how much is too much? And within that context, you also need to factor in hard training vs. moderate to easy training, and of course hard training is much more stressful to the body, but the thing is this hard training is what gives one the best results.

Natural Man · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:17:48 AM »

dopamine, serotonin

flinstones1 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:20:06 AM »

proper nutrition will make up for overtraining. Fruits and veggies are very important as well

devilsmile · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:24:37 AM »

well, my shoulder is FUCKED right now, if I throw a snow ball my shoulder would prety much go with it...

but I can bench etc... the other shit don't count

haider · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:30:01 AM »

Quote from: Nirvana on January 30, 2011, 06:29:42 AM

"the human body was designed to hunt saber tooth tigers and walk 40 miles a day"

came from the bible.

what gh15 bible do you subscribe to? New American or King James?

Tito24 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:35:44 AM »

Rami · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:40:17 AM »

lowest possible metabolism is shown to extend life throughout biology.

sleep little, eat little and exert as little energy as possible is probably optimal for life extension and health, i.e. spend your life posting on getbig, but it might become boring?

Nirvana · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:44:07 AM »

Quote from: haider on January 30, 2011, 08:30:01 AM

what gh15 bible do you subscribe to? New American or King James?

if it ain't king james it ain't the bible.

no it came from the old testament

JOHN MATRIX · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2011, 10:04:44 AM »

i dont care what anyone says, running is horrible for the human body. probably the single most stress you can induce short of physical trauma

dr.chimps · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2011, 10:09:29 AM »

Quote from: wes on January 30, 2011, 02:59:21 AM

The body:
USE IT OR LOSE IT !!

Author Topic: Is exercise bad for your health? (Read 4265 times)

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