his two home gyms and his pool. His nutritional advice includes "if it tastes good, spit it out." Do you really think that's a program we can adopt as a nation? Seriously, the article in the OP is talking about how vast societal changes have been forcing a sedentary lifestyle on the population. It's going to take a vast societal change to head that off, or to forestall the damage that it's going to do. Do you really think that somehow you're going to scold everyone who's sedentary into making the sacrifices that are necessary to exercise regularly? Keeping in mind that it's the first time in human history that we've even needed such a program? That nothing like a nationwide exercise program has ever actually been enacted, let alone succeeded? The need for exercise in a majority of the population is a new societal phenomenon, and we definitely need to address it. The one thing that has been tried is telling people sternly that they should exercise, so now at least we know of one method that doesn't work. It seems like it's time to consider other alternatives. Or, if it makes you feel better, keep blustering, by all means. I hear it's good for you. But it completely ignores the scale of the problem, which is immense. posted by MrVisible at 8:34 AM on June 20 [ 1 favorite ] The fact that vast societal forces are pushing people towards are sedentary lifestyle does not change the raw,