Well, this certainly puts a new light on it. Quite possibly explains a LOT of things. I'll leave it up to you to decide which came first the, chicken or the egg, the workout or the treat, the cause or the effect......
I do know, however, that I will get in my now ritualistic 40 min hike/60 min spin/40 min hike back this morning and then, in all likelihood, sip a few glasses of cabernet/shiraz this evening. In celebration of course.
Because, as you know, the volume on the reward has been limited to two for a while.
Drinkers exercise more than teetotalers — and the more people drink, the more they exercise. A recent study that used data from a government health survey of more than 200,000 Americans found that moderate and heavy drinkers were 10 percent more likely to engage in vigorous exercise than abstainers. Heavy drinkers were almost 14 percent more likely to exercise. On average, moderate drinkers worked out 10 minutes a week more than the teetotalers in the survey. The researchers defined moderate drinking as 15 to 45 drinks per month in women, and 30 to 75 drinks per month in men. Heavy drinking was anything more than that. Heavy drinkers exercised 20 minutes more per week than abstainers. For every extra drink per month, time working out increased by 2 minutes per week. The researchers aren’t sure why drinkers exercise more, but it may simply be an attempt to use workouts to burn up the extra calories.
Complete Article here
Pic is from a wine shop in Nice, France. I was humored by one label in particular. Happy New Year.
2 comments:
All I know is what W.C. Fields said. My reaction is that more than a nip now and then likely indicates a motivation for living, vigor, honesty, an intact sense of humor, curiosity and a modicum more in overall intelligence than the average joe (assuming your not biologically inclined to self-destruction whereupon one's strategy may well have to alter a bit). Happy New Year out there to all! Drinks on me.
God, looks like I'm gonna have to run a marathon tomorrow. I agree with both ej and WC on this one. btw my freshmen year in HS the student body president was Ron Fields, nephew to the great WC and author of his 'authorized' bio. Cheers to the VBA and thanks ej.
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