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This makes a lot of sense to me. I have a disorder of the sympathetic nervous system (CRPS) and a rare cardiac condition (Brugada Syndrome). The inter-relationships between exercise, cardiac arrythmias and nerve pain flares is very strong and complicated.

I take this as further evidence that exercise is dangerous.

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> I take this as further evidence that exercise is dangerous.

What does this even mean? Whatever we call exercise is an arbitrary threshold. Humans, unless they live their life bound to a chair, move about, in different degrees, and anything more than walking we can call exercise.

Humans have evolved to cross this exercise threshold multiple times a day simply to survive (who's gonna catch that running antelope?), so how can moderate movement for more than 5 minutes be dangerous?

It might be because of your set of physical issues, but it's not a rule.

Perhaps if I'd put a <sarcasm> tag around that last sentence you would have understood it.

“Exercise considered harmful”

I guess so, him and many others including I.

Dunno it was obvious to me that s/he meant it in a half ironic jokey way as in "I don't like exercise and I say this to justify the dislike but I know that it's not really true".

After mentioning the physical issues you have when you exercise, it was quite hard to tell you were being sarcastic.

Never succumb to the temptation of adding `/s`

Those who depend on it to see sarcasm need to either lighten up or read more novels. Was clearly sarcastic; you're not crazy.

> > I take this as further evidence that exercise is dangerous. > > What does this even mean?

Maybe not in GP's comment, but I've been seeing more and more Instagram content lately about "exercise = dangerous". And investigating further, it's always by the accounts that are perpetuating flat earth, numerology, and Andrew Tate.

This truth springs directly from the mind of esteemed athlete and physiologist Donald J Trump, does it not?

lol what!?

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