A study inspired by “Monty Python” has found walking an unusual walk will pay off in the long run.
actually counts as vigorous exercise — and can burn more calories — according to a new study conducted by Arizona State University Prof. Glenn Gaesser.featured in “Monty Python,” researcher Gaesser decided to look into what the caloric payoff was for walking in the same style — with one leg arching way up and extending way out.
The study, which was published in a report in the British Medical Journal, studied 13 healthy adults as they performed three, five-minute walking trials around an indoor 98-foot course.then were shown a video of the skit and told to copy the walks as closely as possible, with Gaesser and his team measuring how much energy they exerted and the calories they burned.You may look silly — but you’ll be all the fitter for it.
“I’m a big fan of Monty Python … and, of course, the ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’ was one of my favorite skits,” Gaesser. “Anyone who’s seen the video knows that, wow, that looks like pretty good physical activity. “My colleagues and I got this idea — basically, wouldn’t it be fun to see how energetically costly those silly walks actually were? How many calories do they burn?” he said of the trial.Share this article:
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