Cycling UK Forum

Some pharma-loons are attempting to derive a pill that will take the place of exercise, by emulating various hormones and other internal human juices associated with the good effects of exercise. They seemingly began by extracting plasma from the young & fit to inject into the old and decrepit! What else, one wonders!!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... camidazole

A substance called irisin was involved. This isn't the injection of minced up eyeballs from young folk herded into a lab to make their contribution .... I don't think ..... . Well, let's hope not.

Anyroadup, should such a pill appear in yer doctor's range of things-I've-been-bribed-to-prescribe, who of you here will be chucking their bicycle into the landfill in favour of such a pill?

Myself, I fear not just the side-effects but also the possibility of going stir-crazy through lack of the real-exercise peripherals, such as being in the real world at large rather than glued, all fit & healthy, to an armchair in front of a hyper-reality box sold by Meta, or even a Musk alternative which will provide stuff thoroughly nasty, even if it is unreal.

Aren't humans queer? Oh yes we are.

For me cycling & walking are more about getting outside in the countryside, wildlife, etc. more than the exercise.

But I can see great potential benefits from such medication, not for me right now but for some as they get older and injuries, age or illness (eg dementia) prevent exercise to the same degree, maintaining muscle without the ability to get on a bike or don walking boots could potentially be a great help. All very subject to side effects and negative impacts but maintaining better muscle capability when exercise is not possible could be invaluable in eg preventing/avoiding falls, maintaining a higher degree of independence, lower need for care.

Ian

Cycling please.

PS after the Sacker opioid crisis would anyone trust a pill ,honestly
PPS We need to get more retired folks on bicycles.They have the time to shop visit fiends* by bike and would help NHS budgets.
PPS * = error s/b friends
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I can see a friend's wife dragooning him into taking it. Back when he had a bit of a cardiac run-in and came home from hospital, virtually her first words were "you'll be giving up all this cycling business, then".

But, but but but... if such a pill were to exist, what's to stop us taking it and cycling? After all, we'd have so much more energy, wouldn't we? Natch, the UCI would ban it, but who wants to be a boy racer anyway?

Already taking so many pills that one more can't be as "difficult" as motivating myself to set up and get on a simple trainer and pedal in the open garage for an hour each very cold day....

How much?

We just need self riding bicycles, then on cold miserable days I could just set the bike out by itself and I could sit infront of the fire with a haggis supper and a few bottles of beer - whats not to like about that.

As it is, I',m compelled to go and ride it myself on this cold cold afternoon (-3) How else will the miles get done???

So true!

If the pill also tops up my mental health and zaps me round the place in a timely fashion with a low environmental impact while taking in the scenery around me then I wouldn't ever need to clean chains or fix punctures etc... but I suspect even in the wildest dreams of its developers that those aren't on the cards!

Maybe I'd take the Miracle Pill as well as cycling, but not in place of.

Pete.