An autistic woman is reportedly devastated after discovering that her doctor was right and that exercising is genuinely really good for you.
Siobhan Moorton, 39, thought she was being fobbed off every time her GP suggested regular exercise to improve her physical and mental wellbeing. After going for a long walk, Moorton was shocked to discover that she no longer pines for the shadowy embrace of the reaper.
Moorton said: “I can’t believe my doctor was trying to help me all this time. I thought he’d been sponsored by Big Exercise to get more people into leisure centres or something. But twenty minutes in the fresh air has taken the edge off that horrible voice in my mind which tells me I’m a failure. Now, it’s just suggesting that I might potentially be a bit rubbish, which is a massive improvement.”
“I thought I was too tired for exercise, but you can actually get energy from working out. They should really be talking about this shit.”
Moorton’s doctor Graeme Hart, 49, said: “We do talk about this shit. Quite a lot, actually.”
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