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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
I can see your point but it would be unwise for any of us to limit our exercise. I don't think many people in TV get TOO much. Like everything else in the world only the top 1/10 of 1% are considered elite in any endeavor.
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Yes, advice for the average Villager would likely be somewhat different because the average person is either overweight or carrying more weight than what is considered to be ideal for maximum health and longevity.
If a person needs more than moderate exercise in order to maintain or lose weight, does it not indicate some sort of poor judgement or eating disorder, like eating too much of the wrong foods? In which case they are burning more calories than what they need to burn. Exercising to maintain muscle tone and bone mass doesn't require all that much effort and won't raise the metabolism all that much.
But if someone is eating a less than ideal diet, which the average person does, they need to exercise more to raise their metabolism to burn off the excess calories and fat. And that works against the ideal state needed for maximum longevity: Burn less, live longer.
I gave the example of elite athletes living shorter lives because they burn excessive amounts of calories. But here's another example and this one doesn't require being an elite athlete: I think most people have heard that small dogs live longer than big dogs. The reason: Big dogs have to consume and burn more calories in order to maintain their bigger body size. Isn't that a better example?
Here's another one: The average women has a longer life expectancy than the average man. And we all know that men, on average, are bigger and taller than women. Thus, they burn more calories.