A new study has discovered the obvious: nations with lower obesity rates have use alternate forms of transportation: walking, biking, and taking mass transit.
European countries, Canada, and Australia have shown high rates of these 3 methods of transit and low rates of obesity; the U.S. has shown the opposite. The study notes that the infrastructure of these more fit countries is more conducive to life without a car.
Biking, according to the article, would be the easiest way to get Americans active. Bicycles get you to your destination faster than walking, yet you're still considered a member of the road, you're working your muscles, and you're saving gas.
Not all towns in America -- or in any country for that matter -- can go completely car-less; some rely on vehicles to get them to the nearest market that is 40 miles away. Nonetheless, regular chores, visiting neighbors, and parking in one spot to shop at two or three strip malls are options for saving the planet, money, and the clothes that fit you now.
Me? I think I'll just move to Paris.
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