true for a lot of people. Problem is that it is easy to eat of 2,000 calories more than you need, it is damn hard to burn off 2,000 calories you'd be in gym all day. If you eat without control you are screwed, no matter how much you exercise. The good thing about exercise is that after 30 mins on a running machine to burn off a mars bar, mars bars no longer look worth it. I suspect a lot has to do with shape ... i.e. where the fat is. There are some professional rugby prop forwards who are probably 'fat' in the everyday, casual sense of the word, and in terms of their BMI and in terms of their bodyfat level, but who are also very fit. On the other hand there are shapes to be seen on every high street which do not inspire the thought, "hmm, fat but fit". .. we need to put back the activity that modern life has removed into our daily routines. Yep, I'm sure that is a simple, cheap strategy: more walking, less riding just for starters. But as someone who does try to walk (and cycle) when I can, rather than drive or use the bus (although I do those as well) I can say unequivocally that town planning over the last couple of decades almost prevents walking for more than the short distance from the car park to the shops. Once you are out of the 'pedestrian zone'