I find myself thinking of all those phys ed classes where I learned nothing about physical heatlth. They meant well, but....

Wait. Has anyone ever had a tear here strip actually work?

My teacher offered intense "push hands" classes -- all-out battle but no striking, just pushing -- to keep the kids amused, but required they first learn the meditative form. Kids who then acted out in push hands were graciously encouraged (required) to find a school where they would be happier. :)

The bad news? Trump just let us be us. The Civil War never ended. The good news? Now we can settle it once and for all. Hopefully without having to put those statues back up.

...and increases base metabolic rate to burn more calories just sitting on my couch!

But 10% is a lot. Gonna need a steroids R/x! jk

It does not take much, right? I think the Chinese have a good solution in tai chi in a park where folks gather as much for the social thing as the exercise. But you are talking about lifelong conditioning. Most do not find tai chi until late in life.

But exercise is a grind, a 20 or 30 year grind. The idea of being a physical wreck lacks the immediacy to get us moving 5-6 days a week. You are right, but how do we get present motivation to actually get moving?

I have great hopes for pickleball: approachable, fun, and with a strong social side.

I'd worry more about @cnn.com and @nytimes.com clutching their pearls over the pardon giving Orange Man an excuse to pardon J6 traitors. After ten years of insanity, they think he needs excuses.