Doing the John Cleese "Silly Walk" just 11 minutes a day could get you past the 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week threshold that the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Monty Python were pioneers in sketch comedy, but their impact on health — however silly it may be — is starting to get some attention! The team led by researchers at Arizona State University decided ...

The walk was made famous by John Cleese's character Mr. Teabag, and requires 2.5 times as much energy as normal walking, per a study Monty Python were pioneers in sketch comedy, but their impact on ...

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Fitting regular walks into your daily routine can be a great way to get some active minutes into your day, but what if you make those walks as inefficient as possible? A new study has explored this ...

More than half a century after first airing on the BBC, Monty Python’s famous “silly walk” sketch has inspired a group of researchers at Arizona State University to see how effective it might be for ...

There’s nothing like a great training montage to inspire you to get in shape (the one from the 2005 Batman Begins with Christian Bale is a personal favorite). But there’s nothing like a 1970’s British ...

Every December, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) editors put together a light-hearted Chrismas issue that contains playful evidence-based scientific studies that are rigorously researched and ...

Monty Python-style silly walks may be good for your health.Photo by Channel 4 / 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches Walking silly may be good for your health. That's according to a study designed by a Monty ...

Walking like John Cleese’s character, Mr. Teabag, in Monty Python’s famous “Ministry of Silly Walks” skit requires considerably more energy expenditure than a normal walking gait because the movement ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Studies have shown that regular walking and running can help prevent obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and many more. A trio of researchers at Arizona State ...

And now for something completely different... A Michigan family is lightening up lockdown with a neighborhood project inspired by the Monty Python. Karl and Liz Koto of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., love ...