Donald Trump has very unusual theory about why humans shouldn’t exercise
Topics: Donald Trump, Health, NHS, Politics
Britt Jones
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Topics: Donald Trump, Health, NHS, Politics
Donald Trump has revealed why people shouldn't work out, and it’s interesting to say the least.
Exercising is something that doctors around the world tell us we need to be doing as part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Even just 30 minutes of movement is supposed to be beneficial for us, and working up a sweat is a great thing for everyone to achieve. Except, the US president doesn’t think so.
Over the course of Trump’s presidential campaign last year, and into his presidency this year, there have been many speculations regarding his health.
It all began with the appearance of a bruise.
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The 79-year-old was sporting a bruise on the back of his hand when he welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron in February to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war.
Then, in April, social media was once again questioning his condition when Trump was spotted with yet another bruise on his hand whilst presenting the 2025 Commander-in-Chief trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team.
While there have been many times this bruise has come up and people have gone wild about it, the White House was adamant that the president is fit and healthy. However, during his campaign, his staff reported that he was six feet three inches tall and weighed two hundred and thirty-six pounds (107kg), which is considered overweight by BMI standards.
It’s 0.5 way from being considered obese, via the NHS calculator.
Pair this with his love of McDonald’s and lack of sleep (confessed by Trump himself), it paints a picture of how he prefers to live. Exercise is not on that list, unless you count golf.
The Washington Post's Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher explained in a recent book that Trump mostly stopped any athletic hobbies after leaving university, and believed that it was a waste of time to commit himself to it.
According to them, Trump believes the body comes with a finite amount of energy, and once it’s gone, there’s nothing you can do to increase it.
However, the president thinks that exercising can only deplete your storage.
During his first presidential campaign in 2015, he was quoted in his New York Times profile as revealing he was not following any special diet or exercise regimen, stating: "All my friends who work out all the time, they’re going for knee replacements, hip replacements—they’re a disaster.”
According to the NHS and the overall consensus in healthcare, Trump is mistaken in his beliefs. As per the National Health Service, ‘it's essential to be physically active if you want to live a healthy and fulfilling life into old age.’
It explained that ‘people who do regular physical activity have a lower risk of’ things like coronary heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes. bowel cancer, breast cancer in women, early death, osteoarthritis, hip fracture, falls (among older adults), depression, dementia, which includes Alzheimer's disease, and more.
It can also allegedly ‘boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reducing your risk of stress’.
So, do with that information what you will.