This study looked at the relationship between fitness and urban or suburban living. Not surprisingly, urban-dwellers tend to be in better shape. It could be because of all the 24-hour gyms they have in those big cities. But there is a possibility that people move to the suburbs so they can drive their cars everywhere. It's not location, location, location it's parking, parking, parking.
... these associations don't prove that sprawl causes laziness or weight gain. Most of the studies provide only a snapshot of different people at a single time. Such studies can't prove that living amid sprawl leads to inactivity; it may also be that inactive people choose to inhabit areas where driving is the easiest way to get around.
(from Science News)
While I was expecting city dwellers to be healthier it is a little weird. When you go to the suburbs you see parks and trees and bikes all over the place. When in the city all you notice are cars and buildings.
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It's true that in the suburbs you tend to see a lot more nature, whereas in the city you see lots of cars and buildings. But, you also see a lot more people walking around in the city. I think that the "parks and trees and bikes" found in suburbs are just an illusion designed to make people think that if they live in the suburbs they will be more in tune with nature, mwa ha haaaa......
Interesting, but not too surprising. My hometown suburb has few sidewalks, lots of parking and public transportation is more scenery than an alternative to driving. Plus the Puyallup Fair counts for 80% of the walking done by its inhabitants each year, and they do it while eating the unfortunately-named Krusty Pups, Cow Chip Cookies and Elephant ears. (This is where I'd toast you with my 96 oz. Mega Big Gulp.)
That is interesting. But it makes sense. When I was in NYC for an interview about two years back, I walked everywhere. Almost everyone did. Yes, you could take the subway, but you still had walking to do.
This is also interesting because of this article.
Interesting to know.
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