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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: harryneild on 12/03/2006 13:22:45
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Im a person who doesn't like to go out jogging or to the gym because it bores me. Im really interested in science and read quite a lot and visit site like these. I was wondering that because the brain uses 20% of the energy in my body then can reading a few pages of a book that makes you think be equal to a jogging session and burn of the calories that the mars bar i have just eaten has put into my body?
If so are there any statistics related to this? How much thinking must you do to equal say a 10 minute jog?
"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes." Peter F. Drucker
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Oh wouldn't that be good if it actually worked, but I think that unfortunately there's no substitute for moving all the other muscles in your body to really lose weight and get fit. I can't see how ' thinking ' alone is going to reduce my waist line !....I really wish it did though.
Harry, your posts are always welcome.
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thanx neil
hmm yeh i suppose that getting fit would be maybe impossible from jsut thinking exercises alone however what about if you are allready fit. Could it maintain that fitness? I realise that the brain could not possibly breakdown the excess fat in some of us but im sure it could break down the glucose in our blood. I mean, after a long day of thinking at school or what ever I feel quite tired. Obviously not as much as a day of jogging would but still. It may be interesting if anyone could ofer any statistics.
"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes." Peter F. Drucker
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It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigour.—CICERO
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
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Read while you're on a treadmill - best of both worlds! [:D]
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