Article: Sleeping It Off

Contrary to this week's report from Harvard that vigorous exercise can add years to your life, my recommendation is that you just sit still.

As you know, I have tried exercising vigorously at a gym for a couple of months now, and I had progressed to the point where I remembered the combination to my locker. It was going all right until last week when I got on one of those torture machines where you place your head in an ox yoke and push 200 pounds up in the air with your shoulders like a Danish milkmaid, and I hurt my neck -- nothing serious, just sharp, screaming-like-Joan-Crawford pain every time I moved even slightly. I'd have been fine if I just could have spent the rest of my life ...

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