Easily. What did we do before health clubs started everywhere? Nothing. We didn't need to do much. The foods that we ate were not genetically reengineered or were they filled with estrogens and fat, or injected with hormones. We ate normal food, probably ate less and our kids spent time playing outside. Everything that's good for our physique.
There is hardly a city in this country that can claim to be healthy. Today, New York city has the most fit people in the country. NYC of course is the ultimate in almost everything... diversity, style, entertainment, health, you name it. Subways take the lead in contributing to health and do a whole lot of good than just being a mode of transportation.
New York subways, a health gym: Rarely would you see an obese person on the streets of New York. Everybody walks and/or takes the subway. If you have ever worn the calorie counter, a little gadget that counts the number of steps that one takes, you'd know exactly how much of body fat was burned. It can quickly add upto 1000s of calories. I have actually tried it.
Back to subway. An article in New York times on this says, 'The subway so neatly meets New Yorkers’ insatiable demands for work, entertainment and efficiency that one can’t help but wonder if we’ve been thinking about it all wrong. It’s not that New Yorkers built the subway they needed; the subway built them.'
I wish we can get back to the basics at least for some things. Walking or taking the subway would top my list.
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