I see to really reverse the trends we have been seeing over the last 50 years would be fundamentally at odds with the notion of unsuppressed economic growth and would take a sea-change in our cultural thinking. Until then I'm lucky I enjoy the gym. posted by jnnla at 12:37 PM on June 19 [ 1 favorite ] Personally I despise the gym, and can't help but think "why don't you do some real exercise. My residence doesn't have a lap pool, nor do I have much around--or the room to keep stuff around--for strength training. But the lap pool ... If you could contribute funds for one, just one long lane, I would thank you. It would have to be filled with salt-water and not chlorine-clogged, and having the pool jut out onto a hill or cliff or something (a la the pool I saw in "The Limey" with Peter Fonda , which had me slobbering) would be especially cool. posted by raysmj at 2:07 PM on June 19 This way of thinking created the mess we are in and I think will be very very difficult to change because addressing it would require a paradigm shift in the way we live. You know, my comment you were responding to was an unnecessarily cranky and negative comment, (mostly driven by the fact that I don't like the crossfit culture in particular) and I apologize. I s'pose were I given the option of sleeping in those three mornings a week,