Review: The Benefits of Exercise Without Breaking a Sweat
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
The title of Kent Burden's book, "Exercise Sucks!" Is probably also the theme song of many people in today's sedentary world. The lifestyle of many people in our modern culture revolves around sitting down and being inactive almost all the time. People sit in front of the computer at work all day for hours and then come home and sit in front of the television until bedtime as well, unless they spend some time in front of their home computer fooling around on Facebook.The author presents the results of numerous scientific studies which show that the above kind of lifestyle is a major factor in the obesity epidemic that is gripping the United States and the world.Most weight loss approaches emphasize vigorous exercise, but this author shows how people can get around their aversion to vigorous exercise by getting up and moving around more often and doing a few simple exercises for 3 to 5 minutes every hour during the day.He also talks about other things that relate to weight loss like diet and controlling stress. For those who are willing to put in 20 minutes per day of strenuous exercise, he has programs outlined for several weeks to get started on that as well.The author has been a personal trainer for more than 20 years, and he has an impressive list of celebrity clients. So he knows what he's talking about. Anyone who needs to lose weight but just can't stand vigorous exercise, or can't find the time to exercise properly, should read this valuable book.