Study Promises Benefits of Exercise in a Pill
| July 31, 2008 |  View for printing |
Working out is tough. So why not skip the exercise and pop a few endurance-boosting pills?
That dream, cherished by millions of sedentary couch potatoes, just got a little bit closer. Today, researchers are reporting that an experimental drug can mimic the results of an exercise regimen -- with no exercise required. After four weeks of taking the pill, mice who hadn't worked out displayed a 44 percent increase in their running endurance.
By Alexis Madrigal
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