With obesity rates so high int he developed world, with the failure

>get people to stop living in suburbs
>walking to places becomes the most convenient way to get there
>depression, obesity, and a bunch of different cancers all become less common

Well the DoD considers obesity rates an actual threat to national security in the USA. So maybe. kek.

Aren't most overprotective soccer moms trying to shoehorn their children into as many team sports ad they can them to, tho?

>>1943218

Would be useless. Foods are so high in calories these days that would you have to walk dozens of miles a day to burn off just one or two of the types of meals that make people obese.

Exercise is always important, but proper dieting far more so.

>>1943225

Living in a walkable city helps though. NYC is one of the few cities where life expectancy is relatively high among the poor.

>>1943218

That is a decent idea. People in the suburbs are too immobile. Car dependent living is what a shitty existence. Though, I dont think old cities in the U.S are properly designed for athletic living either. Too crammed, with not enough park space. Though, my experience is NYC I will admit.

>>1943221
I think sports teams are decent, but I was imagining something more comprehensive that was available to all students with a heightened focus on nutrition and actual fitness. They are decent at creating bonds though.
>>1943225
Yep. I used to be 275 lbs two years ago. I had been heavy all my life, due to parents that did not give a damn because they had become fat too as they became sedentary. Since then, I have started lifting weights and managing my diets caloric intake (Having coffee and a orange in the morning, usually a burger or some other fastfood for a late lunch, and oatmeal and tea for dinner isn't exactly healthy)

>>1943230

Having lived in Brooklyn, NYC was decent. I was still a fatfuck when I was there, but I at least walked and put my heart into a workout as I stuffed my face.