Current mood:

bitchy

Junk Science My version:
From Big Fat Blog
''Similar to the challenge of minimizing tobacco smoke exposure two decades ago, the United States epidemic of obesity and sedentariness is now of sufficient social magnitude and cost that increasing physical activity participation can no longer be treated as an individual responsibility,'' Yancey says.
Dear Dr. Vancey,
I would love to exercise. Please explain to me how to do it without being in horrible pain. I tried PT, the exercises (gentle, according to her) she gave me put me in a "sit in chair, put ice on knees, take two Vicodin" mode every time I did them. I am trying to get a scholarship at the YMCA so I can do water walking, but don't know if I can afford even the reduced price on $339/month.
Also, in case you haven't noticed, plenty of people still smoke in the US. And they are all there sitting in the bus shelters smoking on rainy days, so that with my asthma, I am forced to be out in the rain. Whether I drink, (can't with all my meds), smoke (not on your life), eat "bad" foods, (guilty), or exercise is still a personal responsibility, thank goddess.
Yes, I am obese. However, my blood pressure is low, my heart is in good shape, and other than my drugs and therapy, I cost the nation little. I even use mostly cheap drugs. I have had symptoms of sleep apnea since I was a small child, only nobody knew what it was then. My knees have hurt since I was 25 years old, and weighed 120 lbs. My normal weight father and younger brother also have bad knees. Give it up.
Gimp
P.S. After I wrote this, I read the article, which I should have done in the first place. I guess the point the Doc was trying to make is that society has to make it its responsibility to see that people are able to exercise. Like maybe it would be good to pay for my YMCA with my Medicaid?