New drug mimics beneficial effects of exercise

http://www.gizmag.com/scripps-drug-sr9009-exercise-mimic/28651/?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferd17f9&utm_medium=facebook

"six-pack pill?"

I need the pill that stops my hand from putting food in my mouth...

I get plenty of exercise at work (although I could use a little 'all around' work for those areas using a shovel doenst cover, lol... :lol: ...)

But as it said, the potential for those with health problems sounds good...

I wonder, over to our 'transhumanism' thread, is this is why all the people in the futuristic movies are so fit?

They werent in WALL-E

Khaos wrote: They werent in WALL-E

People were not fit?

I have not seen that one...

Jestor wrote:

Khaos wrote: They werent in WALL-E

People were not fit?

I have not seen that one...

To put it politely, the people in WALL-E were American caricatures taken to the logical extreme.

I wonder what the other side effects are.
I'd rather just exercise, honestly. Takes up some time and helps me clear my head.

On a side note - I think it's interesting how people always jump on Americans for obesity issues. True that American numbers are higher, but barely - according to the charts I've seen, anyway. The way I see it, if a country has an obesity percentage of 15 or more, they have no room to be bragging about anything lol
It's a huge, global problem.

http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/obesity.html

steamboat28 wrote:

Jestor wrote:

Khaos wrote: They werent in WALL-E

People were not fit?

I have not seen that one...

To put it politely, the people in WALL-E were American caricatures taken to the logical extreme.

Logical?

My problem is, while I enjoy working out to a degree, it is all supplemental to my MA training.

I figure a guy who runs a dojo should be in shape, and it obviously helps me when sparring and working with my students( especially the younger ones)

However, if I wasnt putting time into all that supplemental training, I could be putting it elsewhere. Im seldom out of things to do and need something to take up time. In fact, my problem is the opposite.

Dont know if I would take it really, and its far to early to tell.

I suppose, if the health risks are minimal to non existent...mabye.

A definite mabye.

Reliah wrote: ...people always jump on Americans for obesity issues...if a country has an obesity percentage of 15 or more, they have no room to be bragging about anything lol
It's a huge, global problem.

It may be that I've the maturity of a twelve-year old, but your choice of words has me in a chuckle.

I would take it, if it was proven to be without side effects. Which is unlikely.