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The Secret to Longevity That No One Wants You to Know

Incontrovertible Proof That Exercise Is Bad For You.

This guy has just had his world view shattered. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: on pexels.com

Have you come here because you have seen the subtitle and you think it is wrong? Do you think exercise is good for you?

Well, I’ve got news.

This article is not aimed at you. Click away immediately. Just Google “the benefits of exercise”, and you will find millions of articles that will make you feel SO good about your choice to run, cycle or go to the gym.

1,940 million of them, to be precise. Or 1.94 billion, if you prefer. Behold:

Now look how many there are for those of us who don’t like to exercise:

That is right. Zero. It looks as if there is one about mental health benefits, but it is a trick. When you click on it, you find yet another article to make exercise freaks feel good about themselves.

People believe what they want to believe, and it is very important that they can find evidence to back up their beliefs.