Silly Walk It Off

As I sit and sip my coffee on this Boxing Day morning, I'm aware of the need to burn some of the many calories that come with the holiday period. I've got my normal outlets, but sometimes a body looks for variety. And lo and behold, something came to my attention that intersects absurdly well with the interests of the denizens of this corner of the internet.

According to researchers at Arizona State University, 11 minutes a day of walking in the manner of John Cleese's Mr. Teabag from the Ministry of Silly Walks is sufficient to meet the standard recommended weekly threshold for vigorous exercise. Seriously. They did a study and everything. Published it in the BMJ, a British Medical Journal.

It should be noted that Michael Palin's not particularly silly walk does not confer the same exercise benefits as Cleese's. So you may need to practice in order to get the proper amount of exertion. I think you're up for it.

So if you're looking for a new cardio regimen to start the new year, new you campaign, I think you know what to do. Silly, funny, absurd, and functional. Just like us.  

Norge Gheorghe

From the Norwegian art collective Kreativiteket (like you don't know from Kreativiteket), comes among the more Gheorghey works of public art in recent memory. The village of Orje, Norway is the unlikely keeper of the legacy of Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks.



Flights to Oslo start at a reasonable $1309 from DC. I think we owe it to ourselves to make this happen.

(h/t to The Dish)