Strength is very much prized in the South, and men know how to work hard. These are foreign ideas, although the men do go hunting in the fall. Women are more likely to go for walks than men, usually strolls, but they get much less exercise otherwise. Men who feel the need for exercise always lift weights. There was a time in the past when there was a strong hostility towards Yankees or liberals, and I wasn't happy then, but those times have changed.
Southern people are now as tolerant as anyone else and more friendly than most.
I would love to be able to convert these people to a more healthy lifestyle. Their bikes are in deplorable condition because they wouldn't be caught dead on anything that looks nice. They don't exercise because their culture doesn't include it. N ationally, I see favorable signs. When movies, TV programs, and ads depict a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise, you know that the fitness movement has been extremely successful.