tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774899045865808270.post1019267176191518846..comments2018-09-15T10:16:58.873-06:00Comments on sturdyblog: 21.4 minutes or 4 years - you decideChris Sturdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198701478857087347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774899045865808270.post-37572072783200705552011-12-01T22:27:52.586-07:002011-12-01T22:27:52.586-07:00I think if the general public gave this issue 1/1,...I think if the general public gave this issue 1/1,000 as much consideration as you did writing this post, there would be no need for my initial blog post, or the study that it is based upon!Chris Sturdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198701478857087347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774899045865808270.post-74978093766569792932011-12-01T22:23:32.268-07:002011-12-01T22:23:32.268-07:00Definitely important and alarming stuff. Here'...Definitely important and alarming stuff. Here's a few points.<br /><br />1) 21.4 minutes per day over the course of a lifetime can add up to a lot. That is 130.18 hours a year spent exercising. Given Canada's average life expectancy of ~80 years, I have roughly 57 years left to live. Therefore, (130.18hrs/yr x 57yrs)= 7420.45 hours over my lifetime should be spent exercising, or 309.19 days. So it's more like "21.4 minutes or 3 years and 55 days" if you count the time spent exercising as a negative. Plus, this is assuming that this so-called "added four years" is accurate over a time course of exercising for 57 years. I don't think an old-timer in his early 90's would benefit much from 21.4 minutes of exercise per day. Maybe he'd add 4 days to his life, at best.<br /><br />2) If you're looking to strictly negate the effects of senescence, with no regard for health throughout aging, the most efficient method is calorie restriction (Dugatkin's got a good chapter on again in his Animal Behavior textbook). But being raised in a society that's saturated with food, this isn't the easiest task (or most logical) for everyone.<br /><br />3) Finally, what I think is the most important point, is the fitness tradeoff. Sure, if you don't spend any time being active, you'll die four years sooner. But maybe someone cares more about spending their 21.4 minutes a day writing music, painting, reading, cooking, or just thinking. As a great man once said, "I eat the Snicker's bar because it makes me happy now, knowing that it takes a few seconds off of my life." I think the best solution would be to adjust one's attitude, so one wouldn't need the Snicker's bar to be happy. But again, a difficult task for a lot of people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com