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HEALTH
Could Monty Python inspire the 2023 fitness trend?
You know how it goes, the new year rolls around and many of us start searching for the latest health and fitness hacks to feel better about all the mince pies we ate over Christmas. What you probably wouldn’t expect to find is advice based on a 1970 episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Stay with us.
Walking ‘“inefficiently” could be more likely to help you reach your exercise goals than using the tried and tested method, according to new research published by the British Medical Journal. What’s more, medical experts say it should ideally be done in the style of Mr Teabag from The Ministry of Silly Walks.
If you’re not acquainted with this lesser known government body, its founding members are Mr Teabag and Mr Putey, played by John Cleese and Michael Palin in the legendary TV show. More than half a century after the famous sketch was first broadcast, researchers took it upon themselves to find out whether such “low-efficiency
