44% of Americans will be obese by 2030
63% of Tennesseans will be obese by 2030
(Study by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation*)
This is not a joke. Something has got to give. Clearly the diet and fitness industry is not doing its job. In fact, it would seem that the more diets we go on, the more fitness crazes we try out, the more school gym classes we cancel, the more cheap convenience food we eat... the higher the obesity rate climbs.
We need to walk more, go outside more, eat more food that doesn't come in a bag or a box, build playgrounds, and fund our schools' food and athletics programs. It's about small daily changes. That is the ONLY way this trend is going to reverse itself. We have to do an about face and start moving in the right direction. There are no quick fixes. There. Are. No. Quick. Fixes.
We need to walk more, go outside more, eat more food that doesn't come in a bag or a box, build playgrounds, and fund our schools' food and athletics programs. It's about small daily changes. That is the ONLY way this trend is going to reverse itself. We have to do an about face and start moving in the right direction. There are no quick fixes. There. Are. No. Quick. Fixes.
"There are no magic
solutions. Our belief in magic
solutions that may happen some day in the
future
keeps us from doing what we really need to do
right here and right now."
- Brad
Warner - Zen Monk, Writer, Bass Player
