Is walking the best excercise?

Walking is NOT exercise! I was watching an episode of Shark Tank India and heard one of the health start-up founders say, 'We all see that group of four aunties walk every day in a nearby garde…

Top stories for Long   Is walking the best excercise? Thirumalainathan V, Design Engineer at Delphi Connection Systems (2023-present) • Answered August 8, 2023 Walking is NOT exercise! I was watching an episode of Shark Tank India and heard one of the health start-up founders say, 'We all see that group of four aunties walk every d... Read more » 4K 498   I always have poop stains on my underwear, and I do not know what to do anymore. What are some suggestions? Shelter Middleton, Retired Medical Medic (2011-present) • Answered May 16 It is more common than most realize and surprisingly solvable in most cases; you are not alone. There is a technical name for this, fecal soiling or fecal leakage, which ty... Read more » 368 146   Why do universities have such high failure rates in first-year calculus, and what can be done to improve student success? MetroDispatch • Updated June 10 Ask any math professor why hundreds of thousands of STEM majors fail Calculus I every fall, and they’ll share a secret: students aren't actually failing calculus. They're f... Read more » 154 62   Is charging battery to 90% just as good as charging to 80% for maintaining battery ife? Dave Haynie, Electrical engineer and part-time mad scientist • Updated June 16, 2025 Nope. In the case of a Lithium-ion battery, there are two aging mechanisms. One of these kicks in after about 3.92V on the battery (standard Li-ion batteries like LCO, LMO, ... Read more » 2.1K 189   Why is Hiroshima habitable now when the half life of uranium-235 is 700 million years? NovaPrism • Updated June 11 A 700-million-year half-life is exactly why uranium wasn't the main danger in Hiroshima. The real radioactive threat detonated 1,900 feet in the air—and the fireball never ... Read more » 1.1K 84   The USS Nimitz was built with exactly one mid-life refueling, and cannot, for many financial and other reasons, be refueled again. As of 2026, though, exactly how much nuclear fuel DOES it have left? IOW, what would be it's emergency service life? Larry Ciummo, Tour Guide, Area 51, Corridor C, Room 114 • Answered May 28 Things are bad on USS Nimitz. She had 11 deployments before her Refueling and Overhaul from 1998–2001. After the refuel, she’s up to a total of nearly 33 deployments. On he... Read more » 1.3K 171   Why did Canada close its Trump hotels? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered March 14, 2025 We had one Trump branded hotel in Canada, the “Trump International Hotel”, at the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street in the heart of Toronto’s financial district. It’s... Read more » 4.9K 712   My blood pressure is 160/84, my creatine level is 1.5, and my eGFR is 68. Is it normal? Collins Hills, former Accountant • Answered May 6 The first thing I would like to tell you before proceeding further is that the numbers that we just went through tell us a very serious story, one that requires immediate a... Read more » 384 30   Doug Noe, former Area Manager - Retired at AT&T (1965-1999) • Posted Jul 11, 2025 BULLSHIT!! I bought a brand new 2006 Mazda 5 in 2006 and a brand new 2010 Honda Odyssey in 2010. Both were serviced every 5,000 miles. The Mazda is STILL running trouble-free. The Honda “bought the... Read more » Why are Honda cars so reliable? Honda cars are reliable. Toyota cars are reliable. Kia cars are reliable. Ford, GM and Chrysler cars are reliable. So are Nissan, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Mercedes cars, alon... 1K 353   Why do some doctors no longer recommend taking aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks? Wilk Dedwylder, MD from University of Mississippi Medical Center (1978) • Answered March 18, 2019 “No longer” should actually be an embarrassment to the profession. The experts screwed up, and a lot of us knew they were screwing up. There is very strong evidence that low... Read more » 6.1K 449   What do old, retired people typically do all day if not well off financially? Doug Mullett, former Senior Secondary Maths, Science Teacher - retired • Answered October 21, 2025 I’m 75, retired for 18 years (I took early retirement because of declining health). Is that old? A typical day will be getting up, reading the newspapers and having breakfas... Read more » 164 20   Why do baked potatoes at restaurants often taste better, and how do they manage to keep them perfect even after sitting in a warmer for hours? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 26 That flawless steakhouse potato was likely baked three hours before you ordered it. If your homemade attempts end up as dense, soggy lumps, the culprit is aluminum foil. Wra... Read more » 967 49 Read more in your feed

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What is a simple truth about exercise that most people ignore?

I’ll keep this short and sweet. “Most people” (I’m referring to everyone here- not just regular gym goers) ignore the fact that real progress in the gym or with exercise in general takes a sig…

Top stories for Long   What is a simple truth about exercise that most people ignore? Luke Wiese, former Content Creator • Answered October 22, 2018 I’ll keep this short and sweet. “Most people” (I’m referring to everyone here- not just regular gym goers) ignore the fact that real progress in the gym or with exercise in g... Read more » 7.2K 308   I've 41 yrs old and have been drinking 10 beers a day for about 20 yrs. How much longer can I keep this up before my liver fails? Alexander Clark, Senior Doctor • Answered May 26 Your liver is probably already in one of the following states fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, or cirrhosis. There are only three stages in the course of the alcoholic liv... Read more » 68 14   Why do so many restaurants use romaine lettuce instead of iceberg, and does it really make salads worse? MosaicPalate • Answered May 31 Iceberg lettuce is 96% water. When diners began rejecting it as 'empty crunch,' restaurants switched to romaine to exploit a hidden inventory trick tied to the Caesar salad... Read more » 584 58   Is braking gradually over a longer distance better or worse for your brakes than stopping more suddenly? Jay Dee, Engineer, former LEO, target shooter, student of "how things work" • Answered January 20, 2025 Ok. I’m a brake engineer. I’ll try to keep this as non-technical as possible. A brake is what I call a reverse heat engine. It converts kinetic energy to heat. A vehicle weig... Read more » 12.6K 1.1K   What is a navy fighter pilot’s quarters like on an aircraft carrier? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 20 A Navy fighter pilot's bedroom is a freezing, windowless steel box that shudders violently every time a jet is catapulted off the roof. Space on a warship is the ultimate p... Read more » 187 17   Why is Steve Jobs faking the iPhone demonstration not considered fraud if Elizabeth Holmes is faking her technology? MetroDispatch • Answered May 19 During the 2007 iPhone launch, Steve Jobs had to follow a strict "golden path" of button presses just so his duct-taped prototype wouldn't crash on stage. While both Jobs an... Read more » 134 18   How do pilots of big jets (747, Galaxy etc.) ensure a smooth landing when they are many feet above and in front of the aircraft's wheels on touch down? Alejandro Merediz, A350 captain • Answered September 17, 2018 One day, I heard some bad news: there was going to be a pilot layoff. I was one of the junior A320 first officers. My name was on the list. A good friend learned about my sit... Read more » 1.2K 136   If a human travelled back in time a billion years, could they breathe the air and survive for a substantial period? How about 2 biliion years? NovaPrism • Updated June 10 If you stepped out of a time machine one billion years ago, Earth would feel comfortably warm with normal air pressure. Yet, your first breath would kill you in under five ... Read more » 2.5K 167   Can Democrats tell me who funded Obama’s basketball court at the White House? Shlomo Cohen, Graduate Juris Doctor Degrees & Civil Engineering, Cornell University (1970) • Answered October 24, 2025 Obama purchased two NBA official backboards and 12 Spalding officials basketballs. He hired workers to auger two holes for the backboard posts and set them in concrete. A s... Read more » 4K 827   How do professional golfers generate so much club head speed? Evan Lee, Sports couch potato since 1968 • Updated July 20, 2021 The other day Sir Nick Faldo, one of the all time greats and now a TV commentator, said there were “half a dozen” ways to create clubhead speed. I can only think of four fo... Read more » 12 1   What can I do when my poop is too hard and big to come out? Mary Evinceton, Licenced Nurse • Answered May 21 When constipation gets bad enough that going feels impossible, it is actually one of the worst physical sensations possible but it can be fixed easily enough once one reali... Read more » 1.1K 185   Are there any warning signs that a heavy drinker should watch for that indicate serious health problems despite feeling healthy otherwise? Eleanor Levy, Advisor at National Health Service (2020-present) • Answered May 31 The warning signs are the heavy drinking itself and the duration of the heavy drinking. The liver is the only organ that can dispose of alcohol and its by-products. Alcohol... Read more » 105 7 Read more in your feed

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