[alentred]

We lack basic education in fitness, really, we do! They don't teach it in schools, but really just walking your 8-10k steps a day + simple own-weight exercises at home do wonders! Gym is fine for those who like it and can afford it (time, money), but by far not the only solution. We need to educate ourselves better. Plus, better cities, I am with you on that one.

[keybored]

No, listen to what OP said. People know that exercise is good. Everything else is standing in the way.

The solution to everything is not education. That’s just what people who have been filtered through the system with good grades and a high education think. Their good habits are more correlated with their income than with their informedness.

[whycome]

Good habits are a type of education really.

Schools should start with a mandatory walking session. The act itself can demonstrate its value

[ako]

Education is not the problem. People know sugar is bad, people know cigarettes are bad, people know alcohol is bad, still millions use these substances every day.

What works best is to find some form of exercise that you really enjoy. I will get up at 5 in the morning, skip diner, skip appointments when i get a change to exercise, just because i enjoy it so much.

In addition, what also helps is to ensure normal activities require excercise. I will walk to the shop every day for groceries, walk the dog every day, cycle into town, best if you can cycle to work.

[Herring]

> Education is not the problem.

He already knows. A lot of americans are very defensive about their shortcomings.

If you want impartial accurate truth, the easiest place to get it is in scientific studies (like the one I posted).

[ako]

I dont understand your response? I'm replying to a message that literally states: "We lack basic education in fitness ... We need to educate ourselves better". Sounds to me he's stating that education IS the problem?

[Herring]

Zoom out a bit. Person A posts a real study, person B says “nuh huh” -- they’re clearly not having the same discussion on the same level.

I’m saying often person B (American) is just being emotional/defensive, or gaslighting like their president.

[nathan_compton]

I find this confusing, but most people do not like to exercise. I think most people know how.

[Aurornis]

For those people it's better to call it "being active" or "moving" or just "not sitting all day".

There's way too much emphasis on gyms, workout programs, PRs, and difficult fitness. Most people just need to move a little more.

[alamortsubite]

It's a tough sell after decades of propaganda. According to the CDC, over 75% of Americans are seriously out of shape[1], and 40% are obese[2]. They typically spend an hour a day commuting by car, which robs them of an easy opportunity to get a little exercise (and which is also physically dangerous in an immediate sense and a form of long-term psychological torture as evidenced by driving behavior at rush hour).

1. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db443.htm

2. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db508.htm

[galleywest200]

There are a ton of ways to exercise that are fun, people just fail to see that. Hiking (free), rucking (only requires a backpack), climbing/bouldering (free outside, money in a gym), sports (free minus ball cost), kayaking, canoeing, walking your dog, etc.