Exercise Benefits Without Exercising?

Well, whenever I hear this one, it really just tends to make me mad.  The idea that any company, whether pharmaceutical or not, would try to sell anything that claims you do not need exercise or that it is a replacement for exercise is just very irresponsible.  Even every diet product on here that we discuss or recommend, such as the hoodia gum breakthrough which allows the hoodia molecules to slowly be absorbed through the tongue and mouth, or the carb blockers that are recommended, we still emphasize that exercise is always needed, and in order to not only keep weight off, but to live a healthy and fulfilling life, you need exercise.

Well, even if this new pill’s claims are true, I still will never fully buy that any pill or supplement would fully replace the need for exercise.  The new pill is one that has been developed by a pharmaceutical company and tested on lab mice and found to be somewhat of a replacement for exercise because it produced benefits that are similar to those that are related to working up a sweat. 

Here’s how it benefitted the sedentary mice that took it.  They took this “miracle pill” for four weeks and scientists found that they not only burnt more calories than their counterparts who didn’t get the pill, but they also were evaluated for body fat and were found to have less body fat after they were inoculated with the new concoction. 

You think that’s incredible?  Well not only did they test for higher calorie burning, but even after being sedentary, they were tested on treadmills and tested better than the mice that were not inoculate, inferring that the pill not only increased their metabolism and fat burning capabilities, but also somehow cardiovascularly conditioned them to be able to perform physically just as they had been working out all along.  Hmm, sounds good, but there’s gotta be some sort of drawback. 

This pill would however be good for people who are somehow unable to exercise because of a physical condition, so this will be a good development for situations like that.  Hopefully it is never prescribed to medically sound people though who just don’t want to work out.