Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Fitness and leisure industry demands end to lockdown restrictions - BBC News" video.

  1. A vegan who is capable of running 10k is FAR better suited to survival than a person who reugarly lifts weights. Their hearts will be fitter, they'll have better stamina, and they'll hae more functional muscle. They're also far less likely to meet people pushing all manner of drugs to bolster their egos. Which seems to be an area you have issues with.
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  2. Not even close. People can't train with each other at home. Few people have a wide range of equipment, and there's a huge range of activites beyond simply getting a mat or some weights or an exercise bike out.
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  3. If I trusted that the government policy was coherrent, I'd trust them. Gyms ARE areas for spreading body fluids, but swimming pools?! Disinfected, diluted, vast. Since Cummings I have completely given up all faith in a science led policy. This is pure politics.
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  4. @Off The Rails Yes, but I think new fitness consciousness is a far stronger driving force.
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  5. @Off The Rails I'm in 100% agreement about selfe culture. I was merely pointing out that gyms are used for a vast number of things beyond activities where you can take selfies, and I think that we are perhaps using different definitions of the word "gym". I personally use my gym to practice martial arts. But, respectully, I think you have a simplistic idea of fitness. Running is boring, bad for you and fails to target any specific muscles. I think that there are ample very good reasons why people are desperate to get back to the gym.
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  6. @Off The Rails The government has decided alcohol, which can cause depression, is more important than exercise, which can fix it. Shame on them." 100% agree. I guess we'll see drug dealers back in business next for the same reason. I can understand what's you're saying about depression. I don't feel the same way, but if I feel that my fitness is suffering, I get concerned.
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  7. @Off The Rails I love your channel pic BTW. Do you know where it was taken?
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  8. @Off The Rails lol
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