> but you'll offset the entire effect of this workout by eating a cookie.
Who said the point of the workout was weight loss? That's a really narrow view. How about just, you know, health?
> a 30 minute run and burn the same net amount of calories
Wait... now you seem to be contradicting yourself. So, a 30 minute run is offset by eating a cookie too? I can't tell if you mean the run is good, or you're saying that 30 minute runs are bad... which doesn't make a lot of sense.
I'm sure you have a point to make, but I can't tell what it is. And as for "picking something heavy off the ground"... push-ups (step 3), for example, aren't any different than that. Clearly this is not a body-building routine, but for just getting into better shape with minimal time, it seems pretty good.
> As technology-minded guys who tend not to get a lot of physical exercise
Well that's kind of the point... this is a lot better than not getting a lot of physical exercise, isn't it?
> Who said the point of the workout was weight loss?
He is probably American. Americans are obsessed with losing weight and consider gyms as places "one goes to loose weight". Heard this over and over from relatives and others. "Gotta hit the gym after the holidays/after eating cake/etc". I tried telling some of them how unproductive it is to run on the treadmill for 2 hours then eat a large BigMac but it just doesn't register.
Weight and health are not necessarily strictly and linearly related. One can be thin as a stick figure and be very sick or can be overweight and relatively healthy. Why should one go to the gym? There are many reasons, feel better, get stronger, get more nimble, improve dexterity, improve mobility, meet people, and yes loose weight too but is just one of the reasons.
I experienced this phenomenon. I've been working hard to get in shape, and I told all my friends. The net result? They all think I'm trying to lose weight!
The ridiculous part is I've never had weight to lose. I started at 140 lbs! After considerable effort I'm up to 165 lbs now. An hour on the weights every second day and I eat ~4,000 calories / day. My goal is to reach 180.
Who said the point of the workout was weight loss? That's a really narrow view. How about just, you know, health?
> a 30 minute run and burn the same net amount of calories
Wait... now you seem to be contradicting yourself. So, a 30 minute run is offset by eating a cookie too? I can't tell if you mean the run is good, or you're saying that 30 minute runs are bad... which doesn't make a lot of sense.
I'm sure you have a point to make, but I can't tell what it is. And as for "picking something heavy off the ground"... push-ups (step 3), for example, aren't any different than that. Clearly this is not a body-building routine, but for just getting into better shape with minimal time, it seems pretty good.
> As technology-minded guys who tend not to get a lot of physical exercise
Well that's kind of the point... this is a lot better than not getting a lot of physical exercise, isn't it?