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American Council on Exercise Responds to Time Magazine Article

21. August 2009

The American Council on Exercise has now also released a statement about the Time magazine article, and are just as mistaken in most of their points as the American College of Sports Medicine in their response. The following is their editorial (inset) along with my comments: Editorial: Why Time Magazine’s Article on Exercise and Weight [...]

How Many Calories Is Your Time Worth?

17. August 2009

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Fitness and weight loss “experts” like to recommend finding ways to incorporate more physical activity into daily life, usually exchanging efficiency or convenience for increased physical exertion, based on the mistaken belief that doing so makes a meaningful contribution to health, fitness, or fat loss. They claim these little changes add up to a lot [...]

American College of Sports Medicine Responds to Time Magazine article

12. August 2009

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My friend Anthony Semone informed me the ACSM have posted a press release titled “Experts Debunk Myth About Exercise, Weight Loss” in response to the Time Magazine article covered in my previous post. The following is the full text of their press release (inset) along with my comments: EXPERTS DEBUNK MYTH ABOUT EXERCISE, WEIGHT LOSS [...]

Time Magazine Says Exercise Won’t Make You Lose Weight

11. August 2009

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The August 17, 2009 issue of Time Magazine contains an article that is going to piss off a lot of people in the fitness industry, because it challenges one of the biggest myths that have been lining the pockets of gyms, trainers, and equipment companies for years: that exercise will make you lose weight. The [...]