Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'

[handmade34]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-18876880

"A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests... about a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3m deaths a year... Researchers said the problem was now so bad it should be treated as a pandemic.
And they said tackling it required a new way of thinking, suggesting the public needed to be warned about the dangers of inactivity rather than just reminded of the benefits of it... The team of 33 researchers drawn from centres across the world also said governments needed to look at ways to make physical activity more convenient, affordable and safer..."

[Trillo]

1. Can we afford to drive that far, that frequently?

Since I've become poorer than my efforts should have allowed, I have to watch the food bill very closely. I've noted that when I get exercise, I'm hungrier, and after extensive physical labor, even more hungry. I remember reading about people in the so-called great depression that supposedly conserved their energy by lying in bed and not moving much. Anyway, I'm finding that before I undertake any kind of activity, I'm having to reprogram my mind to ask if I can afford to purchase more food. I haven't been successful with this reprogramming, yet.

Perhaps one way to encourage more exercise is to ensure that healthy food is inexpensive. Here in the U.S., food prices have been increasing quite a lot in the last several years, with many recent predictions that such an energy source will continue to increase in cost. Buying food for your body is much like filling the car with gas.

Can we afford to drive that far, that frequently? The answer may be, "No, we cannot."