Lazy Exercising

     Well the future may be closer than we think. The benefits of exercise may be obtained by taking a simple pill. At the Salk Institute in San Diego, researchers discovered two drugs that improved physical endurance in mice. The first drug, Aicar had mice running a treadmill 44% longer after being on the drug for a month. Another drug called GW1516 raised the mice's endurance by 75% when combined with exercise, alone it did nothing.



     Dr. Ronald M. Evans heads the team of researchers and says he thinks these drugs can do for people, what they did for the mice. This is good news for those who cannot exercise due to age or health problems, and for diseases like diabetes that exercise is useful in helping control. Dr. Evans also notes that athletes are very interested in getting this drug to gain advantage over their rivals. In fact Dr. Evan has also helped to develop a test to see if a person is using these drugs.



     It's not known yet what kind of side effects these drugs may have on humans, however if it is safe this will prove helpful to a large segment of the population.



     While I know that people who just are lazy and overeat, should do the work to loose the weight, this might give them the incentive and the start they need to be able to do it on their own. I also think about people who are wheel chair bound from birth defects and spinal injuries. To be able to get the effects of a workout with minimal exercise would be wonderful for them.