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how can beign lazy key to long life?

Being lazy key to a long life

LONDON: It is the news that all sloths have been waiting for. Scientists in Germany have found that too much exercise is bad for you and that doing less could lengthen your life.

In a new book called The Joy of Laziness: How to slow down and live longer, Dr Peter Axt, a retired professor of health science at Fulda University near Frankfurt, and his daughter, Dr Michaela Axt-Gadermann, a general practitioner, say that everybody has a limited amount of “life energy” and that the speed with which it is consumed determines their life span.

They argue that high-energy activities such as pounding the treadmill at the gym, accelerate the ageing process and makes the body more susceptible to illness.

“A more relaxed way of life is important for your health,” said Dr Axt-Gadermann. “If you lead a stressful life and exercise excessively, your body produces hormones which lead to high blood pressure and can damage your heart and arteries.”

Dr Axt-Gadermann said one key difference between the lazy and those who exercise was that the more active body produces more “free radicals” – unstable oxygen molecules that are believed to speed the ageing process.

She added: “Laziness is also important for a healthy immune system because special immune-cells are stronger in times of relaxation than stress. During relaxation or “down time”, your metabolism is less active, which means the body produces fewer free radicals.

“If you do a lot of sport or are permanently stressed, then your body will produce more free radicals and that is one reason why your life could be shortened.”

Dr Axt-Gadermann, 37, and her 65-year-old father, who are both reformed long-distance runners, also say that laughing is healthier than running.

“When you laugh, your body produces the hormone serotonin which makes you feel happy and relaxed,” said Dr Axt-Gadermann.

The book also says that laziness is good for the brain. It says that exercise and stress can cause the body to produce the hormone cortisol, which can damage brain cells and lead to memory loss and premature senility.

To illustrate the theory that laziness equals longevity, The Joy of Laziness also suggests that early risers are more prone to stress.

“People who would rather laze in a hammock instead of running a marathon, have a better chance of living into old age.”

The medical establishment, however, is sceptical. Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the head of science and ethics at the British Medical Association, said that moderate exercise should not be set aside in favour of lazing around. – The Sunday Telegraph

this world is full of tooo much bullshit and wastage of time. i mean the researchers have too much funds that they dont have anything better to do? how can this be a line of research .and the most funny thing is many of such researches are funded by organisations or even sometimes government parastals. what a waste. all i have to say to this researchers is GET A LIFE.