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You don't have to be miserable to lose weight.

I don't know about the soul. But the tears were pretty tasty:

I will eat until I'm on the cusp of a blackout.

I actually kind of like it too. My problem is it usually happens at inconvenient times - running late for work, can't get into the driveway at the end of the day, that kind of thing.

I've always worked out alone and hated group exercise. So yes, my feelings are exactly the same. Regarding the 10% statistic - I've probably tried and failed at least 9 times before I was finally successful this time.

It's a very LinkedIn-y kind of article. In my case it's totally wrong, to. The more people I run into the less likely I am to go or to continue to go. I'm internally motivated and hate trying to coordinate schedules, share equipment, etc.

For a set amount of time spent walking, you definitely burn more calories at higher speeds. That is, if you walk for an hour at 3 mph you've burned 273 kcal, whereas an hour at 2 mph burns 200 kcal.

I just ran some numbers from the Shape Sense calculator, assuming a 6' tall, 50-year old, 200 lb male: Calories burned walking 1 mile: 1 mph: 226 kcal gross, 139 kcal net 2 mph: 143 kcal gross, 100 kcal net 3 mph: 120 kcal gross, 91 kcal net 4 mph: 124 kcal gross, 102 kcal net Using another calculator which is set with my…

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It's not counterproductive because your calorie budget already has you restricting calories to lose weight. If you don't eat your exercise calories you have an even larger calorie deficit, which could be harmful if it's too large. You may wind up losing more muscle tissue than you would like.

I do something similar. I count today's dinner against tomorrow. This is helpful to me as I don't usually make dinner, and have no idea if we're having something light or something heavy. That way I can plan the whole day's calorie budget out the day before.

Does having a spending spree wipe out all the money you earned during the week? It depends on how much you spent, and how much you earned, right?

I said I was done with the topic, and have been slammed the last day or so at work. I'm pleased that the conversation has remained interesting, although my position appears to be in the minority. But since you asked the question I have a few perspectives: 1. In fact, I'm not opposed to exercise ipso facto as a punishment.…

Here's the last thing I'm going to say on this subject. To my mind, this discussion isn't about discipline, or teachers having authority in the classroom, or children being resilient, or protecting children from real-world consequences. Who is saying that children should be "protect[ed] ... from any sort of discomfort"…

Who is talking about entitlements? I'm not. Our 11 yo often has to stay in for recess because he has work to make up. I have no issue with that. But for crying out loud, if you're going to have gym class, have gym class. If you have mandatory exercise hour instead of PE, fire the PE teacher and get an hourly supervisor who…

I stand corrected. It sounds like you had a good relationship with your coach.

If that's the case, then to hell with PE.

From the OP: I agree it's unlikely that the punishment would actually last all year, and said so upthread. Honestly I'm responding more to the myriad posters on this thread who seem to think this is totally fine. And since OP asked for opinions, I'm offering and sticking to mine. It's NOT OK.

Coincidentally, learning to ski was one of the things that got me more into exercising. But that was in spite of my education, not because of it.

I'm sorry, @Aaron_K123 and @stanmann571, it seems that you are willfully misreading me. I'm going away after this post and may dive in again later today. Exercise is a necessary component of PE. Exercise is not the sole component of PE. In this particular case, the punishment administered by the teacher was a restriction…

Further, here is a position statement from SHAPE which clarifies their position: https://www.shapeamerica.org//advocacy/positionstatements/pa/upload/Using-Physical-Activity-as-Punishment-2009.pdf Feel free to disagree with the policy, but its intent is clear.

You are obviously free to disagree with the policy. But your last sentence seems disingenuous to me. No one is claiming that exercise is a threat. I'm claiming that this teacher's punishment is unwarranted and unfair. Obviously in PE kids should be exercising.

I disagree, and think you are intentionally misreading the policy.

Please see my response above.

What if all they do is read books all period, every period, with no other enrichment or education? That's part of what goes on in English class. Or maybe they'd be OK just conjugating verbs for 7 months straight? That's part of English class.

Please see my post immediately prior. Especially the part about not assigning exercise as punishment.

Here is a quote from the Society of Health and Physical Educators. Note that their policy explicitly says that assigning exercise as a form of punishment is against their policy. Also note the expansive language that clearly states that PE is more than just doing exercises. I've bolded a few choice passages.…

I'm going to reply here and then stop because I do have to get to work... I agree that this is based on hearsay, but that's all the information I have. I did note above that I would be in contact with the teacher. And my personal experience is all I have to go on, I'm afraid. But I am also a parent of 4 sons and a Cub…

C'mon, gym teachers are teachers, right? Aren't they supposed to have curricula, and lesson plans, and goals and objectives for their students? Even if the kids were ALL egregiously cheating, the answer is to throw all the teaching away for an entire school year and just make everyone run laps every day? I just went…