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The Entropy of Exercise - May 15, 2016

Machinery rotating, reciprocating, conveying,
meeting production for the company that’s paying.
The doohickey, gigglepot and thingamabob -
I see them all at a factory job.

Whizzing, rolling, and things that zoom -
I see them also in the exercise room.

But a machine as a thermodynamic system, you see,
never can reach 100 percent efficiency.
and that not contributing productively as meant
is known as entropy, usually in the form of heat that is spent.

People running, and stair climbing in-place,
panting and grunting with sweat on their face,
these fitness enthusiasts aren’t producing at all.
Their plugged-in machines use energy from the wall.

Then to further increase the energy consumed,
any thermodynamic output that bloomed
is carried away by the air conditioning.
Though I must digress, I’m not petitioning.

About being healthy, what’s said is fair:
It is less taxing on systems of healthcare.
But don’t go to the gym just because it’s a trend,
so too is the effort of making mother nature your friend.

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