[lurking_swe]

no judgment on you in particular, but i’m not a fan of this thought process. I believe it’s a major cause for why americans (statistically) are so obese. and i say this as an american that lives in a city but has family in the suburbs.

running errands with your own two feet every day by walking, cycling, etc keeps people healthy and lean. this country has a major car problem. it’s sad.

of course one can go to the gym to stay lean and healthy, but that’s even more time consuming than stopping by the store for 5 minutes on the way home, and it requires extreme motivation. Hardly an improvement i’d say.

[bluefirebrand]

> running errands with your own two feet every day by walking, cycling, etc keeps people healthy and lean. this country has a major car problem

I did live this exact lifestyle in my 20s. I was definitely more active but my diet was way worse. I was closer to a lot of restaurants, and I was closer to a lot of bakeries and convenience stores and such as well.

A healthy lifestyle also requires a healthy diet and city living gave me far too much easy access to snacks and junk food. A lot of "it's only 5 minutes to go buy a snack". Daily stops for coffee that often included a pasty

Yeah, the walkable city does mean people are more active

It doesn't necessarily mean they are much more healthy. It still requires other forms of self control (which I admit, I struggled with)

[lurking_swe]

thanks for the thoughtful reply. :)

I agree, it’s not a magic fix for all issues! But it does address one major component, the physical activity part. The other is diet, which is a separate issue of course.

[imp0cat]

    one can go to the gym

And by that you mean drive to the gym, right? ;)