'Exercise pill' could deliver benefits of fitness in tablet form
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#2N3N6)
Drug could transform lives of those who are unable to exercise because of obesity or serious physical disability, mouse study suggests
For those who cannot exercise, it could be the answer: rather than spending hours in the gym, the benefits of fitness training could be delivered in a tablet.
The prospect of an "exercise pill" might be music to the ears of couch potatoes, long-distance truck drivers and stressed-out office workers, but researchers believe it could transform the lives of people who are unable to exercise because of obesity or serious physical disabilities.