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In an effort to add new and ever more effective ways of power walking, Arizona, Kansas, and Virginia kinesiologists have looked back to the 1970’s.  They find that the so-called Teabag walking technique demonstrated by John Cleese of the Monty Python Ministry of Silly Walks led to energy expenditures 2.5 times higher than usual modes of walking.

 

The investigators tested 13 healthy thirty-something adults who were asked to walk a 30 meter course using either their usual walking style or two Monty Python styles.  The study revealed that the Cleese Mr. Teabag style was a significant calorie burner.  In fact, Teabag walking for 11 minutes a day equals about 75 minutes of vigorous intensity physical exercise.

 

https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj-2022-072833

 

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