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Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2025
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Good attempt, but I can't exercise in my sleep or at work, so it's closer to 16%. Subtract all the other necessities eating up free time like cooking, commuting, hygiene and household chores and it isn't such a minuscule amount.
You get the time back at the end of your life.
In a way, you do, because you would be likely to live longer and be healthier for more of your life.
You absolutely do. You get to enjoy better quality of life for longer.
Yeah I sure want to stay healthy so I can see everything go to shit.
One hour a day walking or biking to/from work, that's 5 hours done. One hour working in the yard on the weekend, and half an hour a day of capital E exercise, lifting weights or bodyweight exercises.
If you don't prioritize exercise, and sex too, work will eat your day. Set that half hour or hour as inviolable, and let everything else bend around it. This strategy has worked for me through 30 years, 4 kids and a demanding job. Sometimes that is a half hour run at 530am, but usually it's not that crazy. 7pm is now the exercise hour, after work and before making supper.
9 out of 168 hours is always about 5%. Having other obligations doesn't mean that math changes. I didn't say it's 5% of your free time.
I'm sorry, do you think I don't know basic fucking math? I'm saying your parameters are bullshit.
Sleep is an "obligation" and not a necessity? Are you a robot?
Uh no, I didn't say that sleep is an obligation. Seriously never said anything like that. You don't seem to be having much luck reading what I wrote.
I said something, you replied taking what I said out of context, I repeated what I said, you've now taken it further out of context. Please notice that I didn't make the statement that you are defending against.
The recommended amount of exercise 5% of your total time. Sleep should be about 30% of your total time.