Evidence of the demise of Western civilization

[Michael Korczowski]

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/walking/SM00060

Notice the two disclaimers.

[Steven Low]

ROFL.

That's awesome. But not.

[Matthias Becker]

**Doesn't include five-minute warm-up and five-minute cool-down time.

How do I warm up and cool down for 5 minutes of walking?

[Gavin Harrison]

Originally Posted by Matthias Becker

How do I warm up and cool down for 5 minutes of walking?

Light stretching?

[Gant Grimes]

Baby steps, man. I worked with a very large guy (close to 500 pounds). He was a former athlete but completely detrained. After a diet overhaul, I started him on a simple plan: walk down the street every day, get up off the floor 5 times, and do 3x5 wall presses). 80 pounds later, he's worked up to stripper squats, barbell work, and short circuits of grappling.

I agree, though. It's a sad state of affairs when we need an on-ramp program for walking.

[Brian Stone]

"Mayo clinic" - maybe that's the problem?

[Andrew Simonis]

Yes they should stick to cancer treatment

[Dominic Sirianni]

You gotta start somewhere

[Dave Van Skike]

people with true morbid obesity are fighting something akin to a rehab from a debilitiating injury and a form of mental illness like severe depression...

continous but tiny steps forward (like GG is citing above) are key for this population.

[Joe Hart]

the link errored out. Mayo is a nice place. Been there alot with my wife. They do alot to help everyone involved with the patients illness. From the sounds of the posts they should stick to cancer.