Why Exercising Is Bad For Your Health.

     Do you ever get sick and tired of pushy commercials telling you how you need to try the latest diet, join a gym, or take some diet pill? Even on the channels my children watch (Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel) they have advertisements telling my children to 'be active' for at least one hour a day. If someone wants to try and push their propaganda on me that is just fine, I can handle it, but when you try to fill my children's heads with poison I will not stand by and let that slide! Therefore it is time to expose the danger of exercising and the negative impact it has on the human body!
     When one exercises they are putting unnecessary strain on their muscles and joints. Do you know anyone that has back problems? Bad knees? Tennis elbow? Of course, we all do. These are all common problems that come with a life full of exercise. They say working out can extend your life. I don't buy that, but for the sake of argument if that is true all you are doing is adding extra years to the end of your life that will be plagued with health problems. You are also putting additional strain on your heart when you exercise. When you work out your heart jumps into hyper drive which can (and often does) lead to what we will refer to as "early burnout". Think of a car's engine. If 2 people each bought the same new car and one of them raced it for an hour every day while the other took it for a light stroll driving it no more than needed and pushing it no harder than needed, which one would last longer? Obviously the latter. When we work out for an hour a day it is the equivalent to taking your daily driver to the race track and, basically, flooring it for an hour a day.
     Another aspect is the emotional strain put on the one exercising. This is another area where we only hear about how "exercising makes you feel better" and "it releases endorphins" but what happens when the party is over? When you stop exercising you lose a month worth of muscle for every day you don't work out. So even if you have spent a lifetime sculpting your body it will be gone within a year of you being unable to exercise. Whether you quit working out by choice or because of inability, it will end in an unnecessarily emotionally painful failure.
    If you are already a chronic exerciser it's not too late. Just like smoking, it is still better to quit now, no matter how long you have been at it. Also, like smoking, please think seriously about beginning a workout regiment. I'm not here to tell you what to do, just to offer some advice and trust you to make the right choice! Have a great day!