Social media is full of advice about the best kind of exercise to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are countless videos showing us how to\u00a0burn the most calories, or achieve the\u00a0fastest flexibility gains, and\u00a0even get rid of “face fat”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, which one of them is right \u2014\u00a0and is there a\u00a0best\u00a0<\/em>way to stay fit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It wasn’t until the mid-50s that the benefit of exercise was scientifically proven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In London,\u00a0an epidemiologist decided to study the difference in morbidity and mortality between double-decker bus drivers and conductors\u00a0over the course of a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill Hayes, author of Sweat: A History of Exercise, explains the results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Those who just drove the bus and were sedentary had a much higher rate of mortality and morbidity than the conductors who hopped on and off the bus all day long and ran up and down the stairs of the double-decker buses.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen did exercise become a thing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n