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Monty Python’s Silly Walk Turns Out to be A Ridiculously Good Exercise Silly walking is extremely metabolic costly, enough to qualify it as “vigorous exercise.” by Miriam Fauzia March 8, 2023 ...

The study was inspired by the “Ministry of Silly Walks” skit from “Monty Python.” Alamy Stock Photo You may look silly — but you’ll be all the fitter for it. Shutterstock ...

Speaking to CNN, Gaesser — who studies the effects of exercise for a living — said, "I'm a big fan of Monty Python … and, of course, the 'Ministry of Silly Walks' was one of my favorite skits.

For anyone unfamiliar with Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks sketch, it’s described by The Times as “a satire on bureaucratic inefficiency” and features John Cleese as civil servant Mr. Teabag.

Monty Python made "silly walking" famous in the 1970s. New research shows why trying to mimic a "Ministry of Silly Walks" gait isn't just humorous. It's also a vigorous workout.

Key points In the early 1970s, Monty Python's comedy troupe performed a "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch with John Cleese playing Mr. Teabag.

The walking styles in question were performed by Mr Teabag and My Putey, characters played John Cleese and Michael Palin, in the 1971 Monty Python sketch “Ministry of Silly Walks." ...

The duo were introduced in the 1970 sketch 'The Ministry of Silly Walks,' where John Cleese's Mr Teabag strides oddly with his leg kicked in the air and in a number of other silly ways.

A new study examined the "silly walks" of Monty Python characters Mr. Teabag, the head of the Ministry of Silly Walks, as well as Mr. Putey, a silly walker who didn't quite have the same finesse ...