Together, they put their passion for the sport in writing. Kevin Mayer and Michel Cymes signed a book titled Move more, live better published by Solar, published this Thursday, October 19. Because although the formula “sport is good for health” has always existed, it is still very empirical. “Science, through very serious studies, has shown that all this is true with the increase in life expectancy.explains Michel Cymes before specifying: We wanted to write this book with Kevin, him as a high-level athlete with an impeccable lifestyle and me as a health ambassador for Paris 2024 where Tony Estanguet He asked me to move the French asses, pardon the expression.

The PAF’s favorite doctor then deplored the sedentary lifestyle of the French population. “It is a disaster”, He insists. Some, like Winston Churchill, claimed that not playing any sport was the secret to longevity. The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has died at the age of 91. So who tells the truth? “You have to live a long time and the quality of life in which we have lived for 80 years”difference Kevin Mayer. “Sport is no longer useful for our health, it is essential to avoid getting sick.”

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On the other hand, the decathlon record holder and multiple world champion clearly distinguishes sports activity, which is good for everyone, from intensive sports practice. “High-level sport is anti-physiological. Playing high-level sports means forcing the body to do things for which it is not prepared.underlines Michel Cymes before being completed by the athlete. “And at the same time, if I want to be the best in the world, I have to do more than everyone else, so clearly we are going within the limits of the human body and clearly we are going to go elsewhere in everything we are talking about. here (in the book’s editor’s note).”

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Michel Cymes

In fact, the book is aimed at everyone from the Sunday athlete to the trail enthusiast, but it is not intended to advise those at a high level. Move more, live better It also looks back at an everyday sport, one that is practiced”in your room between 11:00 p.m. and midnight”. “Making love is an expense, it is a good physical activity and in general, if you do it in a somewhat sporty way, you will be out of breath”The presenter of “Health in France: state of emergency?” then specifies..

He even complements his comments with practical advice. “If you stay on your back, lie down and then wait for it to happen, it’s no effort at all”he says before being interrupted by Kevin Mayer, who adds, with a smile on his face: “It depends on who actually works”.