- 16 Dec 2019 21:22
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Several years ago, I was on a date with a woman who mentioned that a doctor had advised her father to go for long walks to improve his health. However, he found this hard to do because he would be hassled by young thugs every time he tried to walk in his neighborhood. I suggested he try walking very early in the morning, presumably when the punks would still be asleep after a night of troublemaking.
I don’t know if my advice proved helpful.
Nevertheless, the incident suggests that poor people who live in dangerous neighborhoods may be overweight or obese, in part, because they are denied the opportunity to engage in the simplest form of exercise: walking. (Though, if they have transportation, they could drive to a mall or other safe public area to do their walking.)
And, of course, the danger isn’t just from people. A person living in my area, who was walking his dog, was attacked by a pit bull terrier somebody had let run loose.
I don’t know if my advice proved helpful.
Nevertheless, the incident suggests that poor people who live in dangerous neighborhoods may be overweight or obese, in part, because they are denied the opportunity to engage in the simplest form of exercise: walking. (Though, if they have transportation, they could drive to a mall or other safe public area to do their walking.)
And, of course, the danger isn’t just from people. A person living in my area, who was walking his dog, was attacked by a pit bull terrier somebody had let run loose.
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