I do it because I can read the science but let me tell you why exercise is a scam. When you exercise — get this — you get HUNGRY. That’s some Amway level bullshit right there.
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Replying to @tressiemcphd
I have this alternative life where I open a gym. I wrote a single article on exercise but I’ve had personal trainers hear my name and go… zeynep? The one that wrote that article? (It’s short & explains, inter alia, why cardio isn’t great for weight loss) https://medium.com/message/put-down-the-pink-dumbbell-1049400ede28 …pic.twitter.com/TclAPjsAbi
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I just reread it and yep, still holds up. Makes me angry, though. The fitness-industrial complex aimed at women is, in many of its manifestations, a health-hazard and full of lies and obfuscations of what is actually basic stuff. (The male version has other issues).pic.twitter.com/YBO7oJBL5z
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