Predictably, many people - particularly overweight - have an argument against exercising. Many people claim that “Exercising increases the appetite.” “So, if I exercise I shall feel more hungry, eat more and put on more weight. Therefore it is wiser not to exercise!” Hallelujah! Here you have a statement clothed in logic, presented with such utter confidence and reaffirmed so constantly that you could begin to believe in it yourself!

Let us present you with a simple exercise in logic.

The sea is blue.

My tie is blue.

The sea and my tie are the same things.

Sounds ridiculous? It is. We have deliberately made it so. Such ‘logical’ premises are the kind of wrong thinking that can creep into your mental dynamics and inhibit you. Such nonsense is generally spouted by people who are on the defensive because they know they need to exercise but are unwilling to do so.

The fact is that obesity - not exercising - is the cause of more obesity.

When you gain fat-weight, you add on more useless body tissue that has to be serviced. It puts a strain on your heart, it is like putting the engine of a scooter into the body of a truck and expecting it to run! When you continue to overeat, your heart starts trying to work harder to sustain that truck of a body. Thus, it gets more strained and its muscles weaken.

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