Devlin Brown at the water cooler: You don’t have to live at the gym to gain muscle and strength
Study shows you don’t have to push to the extremes of physical performance to be fit and healthy
05 May 2025 - 05:00
Everyone keeps saying you must lift weights to reap the benefits. Unlike gym bunnies, I have a busy life and I can’t spend hours in the gym. Besides, I am really not interested in walking around with muscles. How do you find the time, or do you prioritise gym over work, family and friends?
The bad news is that if you don’t have muscles, you won’t be walking around. That much is obvious, but we do understand what you mean. You don’t want to be “buff” or “swole” or whatever word people use to describe highly muscular people nowadays...
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