Thursday, March 09, 2006

Stupidity from the BBC

Following quote is from this page:

Chairman of the National Obesity Forum, Dr Colin Waine, said anyone doing 30 minutes of exercise daily should not worry that they were not taking enough exercise.

"We are talking about something like brisk walking, or it could be swimming or even dancing, but it's best if you chose something you enjoy," he said.

But someone wanting to lose weight would have to do 90 minutes of exercise a day, he added.

90 mins of exercise a day to lose weight? What planet are these people from? Diet is how you lose weight - exercise can help, either creating a bigger calorie deficit, or helping to retain lean mass and increase the metabolism. Usually the BBC are better than this, and its appalling info to be coming from the national obesity forum! (I exercise for 45 mins 3 times a week, and have lost nearly 25% of my body weight in fat in 6 months).

Anyway, things are going well, a good week so far food wise, missed the gym on Monday but will still get 2 workouts in this week, so that's OK.

Posted by Mark at 9:54 am

3 Comments:

I agree, that comment on the end, in isolation is utterly misleading and shouldnt have been tagged on to an article largely about sleep.

To exercise for 90 minutes while maintaining a poor diet is a very bad idea. The notion that you would HAVE to do 90 minutes a day is probably even worse.

Anaerobic training is vitally important to weight control and our overall health - however, a weights session should never be lasting 90 minutes. On top of this, 60 minutes of aerobic training is perfectly adequate alongside proper nutrition.

I guess it is just down to inexperienced writing/reporting on the bbc journo's part - but it just goes to show yet again that you cannot believe all that you read - especially when it comes to diet, fitness and weight loss!

Ross
Posted by Anonymous Anonymous on 11:40 pm  
I agree, sounds like the food industry got a hold of this fellow - ignor what you eat and blame you weight on not working out excessively -- this is the weight loss strategy here in the states advocated by the likes of McDonalds and the Department of Health. My workouts are 45-75 minutes and I was told by a personal trainer that people should not workout any more then that unless on a hiking adventure or the like.
Posted by Blogger Twice the Man on 2:52 pm  
No no no. You are getting it all wrong!!!!!!!!!!
Beer and pies are superb energy fuel. You can carb load on the friday night via stella and this will set you up great for the weekend.

Diets are for girls.

West side.
Posted by Anonymous Anonymous on 11:00 am  
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