Unfit Elis missing out on benefits of exercise
From sitting through lectures to studying at libraries to eating at dining halls, Yalies spend the majority of their time exercising little more than their cerebellums. Despite the popular New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and get fit, students say exercise typically remains a low priority on their Google calendars and to-do lists.
“The average Yalie is lazy when it comes to getting to the gym,” Carolyn Brotherton ’10 said. “At the end of a long day, you’re just so tired, and it’s the last thing you want to do.”
But the Yale student’s inactive lifestyle may have...
There's no statistics cited to prove the claim that most Yalies don't work out. If anything, there have been claims of an unhealthy exercise culture at Yale - out of my ten closest friends, one is an athlete and 7 regularly go to the gym on a regular/semiregular basis. The last 2 play IMs.
The cerebellum is actually the part of the brain most involved with motor skills, so it would be very active in coordinating the muscle movement necessary for exercise.
I was so impressed with all the hard facts and data cited to support the headline on this article. It was almost like reading an article in Science!
Sure, one could have cited the number of visits to the sign-in sheet at PWG Israel Fitness Center, or called the IM office to talk about participation levels, or called the AD to discuss total membership in the school's club and varsity programs, but that wouldn't have been nearly as persuasive as the statement "Yalies may not be getting this recommended amount [of exercise]." REALLY?! What else MAY NOT be happening? I may be eating light bulbs for food. But then again, I may not.
Thoroughly impressive. Capital, simply capital.
i agree. yalies definitely do not exercise more than their cerebellums, and absolutely do not exercise their cerebrums.