Ligher Exericse Better for Energy?

I hate how mainstream media takes science, compacts it, and then generalizes it to the point that they miss the whole point of what they are talking about.

This article states that:

Research shows that a program of low intensity exercise training -- like light cycling on a stationary bike for 30 minutes three times a week -- can reduce tired-all-the-time feelings by as much as 65%. And it only takes 6 weeks of light workouts to feel pepped up. Moderate-intensity exercise programs boost energy levels, too, but not as much.

I would like to thank the author of the article for leaving out who or where this "research" came from. That make it so much easier to verify and find out the details of the study.

But, fear not, Google to the rescue.

This article goes into a little more detail.

In the study:

The researchers recruited 36 volunteers who did not exercise regularly and had reported persistent fatigue based on a commonly used health survey.

Okay, so we're only talking about a certain segment of society that was evaluated, and NOT just the general population.

These people didn't exercise regularly.

So to me, that answers the question right there and makes sense of the findings (which the author of the study acknowledges but the author of the original article fails to mention): If you are fatigued and don't exercise regularly, going right to moderate exercise and skipping the starting point of starting out slow could give you less benefits in overcoming fatigue feelings.

Progression is the key: If you don't exercise regularly, then start out slow, and work your way up the ladder.

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