Quote: (07-10-2015 07:22 AM)zatara Wrote:
One of the less talked about reasons why Europe has a way less severe problem with obesity than America is walking, I think. People here actually walk to their local grocery store, walk to public transport to commute to work etc. 30min of walking a day can make a decent difference in keeping off the pounds and is barely noticeable as exertion.
A lot of the cities in the US are not even walkable. Some streets have no sidewalks. I have obese American cousins who are so lazy that they’ll get into a car to drive to the other side of a large parking lot.
A couple of years ago in UK I used to walk 20 mins to the train station to commute to work. My job changed and I had to drive an hour to work. I put on about 10lbs in weight with no changes in diet.