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Weird example if you ask me. New Yorkers get about an hour of physical activity a day just from transportation, and have a culture of looking more attractive th

Weird example if you ask me. New Yorkers get about an hour of physical activity a day just from transportation, and have a culture of looking more attractive than in other cities, which includes fitness. I find it pretty hard to find a fat person on the subway in NYC. In contrast, few people in Florida away from the beach seem to work out at a gym, and very few people bike (drivers there see cyclists as fun moving targets). It's often too gross outside to do physical activity, whether it's raining or hot as balls.

learc83 11y ago
The NYC government says that 56% of people in NYC are overweight or obese. That's lower than the national average, but higher than many other cities. It's also only a few percentage points lower than the State of Florida's averag (which includes rural areas with much higher obesity rates). >I find it pretty hard to find a fat person on the subway in NYC. Maybe you ride a particularly fit (particularly affluent?) section of the subway because if 56% of New Yorkers are overweight or obese, it seems like they'd be fairly common on the subway.