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Most people don't exercise because no one is paying them to exercise. If a government wants healthy people, they should pay up $100 per hour to just exercise.

Most people don't exercise because no one is paying them to exercise. If a government wants healthy people, they should pay up $100 per hour to just exercise. I think this is the conspiracy of rich people to make poor people fat so that they get sick and rich people sell medicines, fast food, and garcinia combogia, gym membership (which is just another name for drugs like cocaine, meth etc.... but licensed and regulated)

ct0 8y ago
There are plenty of fat rich people.
- xstartup 8y ago
  Yes, but they are fat by choice not due to lack of choice.
andai 8y ago
Most people don't exercise because they can't be bothered to. They think that they need energy before they can exercise, when it works exactly the other way around.
- wanderr 8y ago
  Maybe for some people. Exercise doesn't give me energy. I do it anyway and find ways to make it enjoyable, but if I'm tired it's a slog.
  - jriot 8y ago
    Most people exercise, most people don't play - there is a difference. Watch kids play, they are still exercising but having fun. Pick up a playful form of exercise. Mountain biking, skateboarding, BMX etc... Do it just to have fun, you will see a difference - more energy.
    - stinos 8y ago
      I think you should define 'energy' somewhat. As it stands, both you and the person you and wanderr are right as far as I'm concerned. My body is pretty tired right now and even hurts a bit after 2 hours of bmx. But yes, I still feel energy, the urge do the things, to be creative and whatnot. But that's mainly mentally. I couldnt really go for another ride. Tomorrow though it'll be different: after a night of good sleep I'll be energetic both physically and mentally. An effect which unfortunately wears off after some days. Likely the reason sports are addictive. Also it's really not as simple as 'play, don't exercise'. I do admit the playful sports work better for me, but it's not that the more boring plain exercise ones don't do anything at all. And I can imagine some people just don't care for the play at all. Another aspect: something like 'plain' road cycling is fairly easy on your body and is not really hard to do. The 3 other sports you mention are different though so they're just nor for everyone. As much as I love jumping a set of stairs for instance, the impact is hard on your body and the older I get the more care I have to take. E.g. if I don't properly warm up now I'd just damage myself. That used to be different when I was 20. And it's extremely likely at one point I'll just have to give up on bmx because I simply won't be able to do it anymore. Man, I wish that day would never come. But it will.
  - nadezhda18 8y ago
    I would suggest to eat some carbs 1 h before exersising
gascan 8y ago
Not paying people to take care of themselves is a conspiracy? Is paying people to take care of themselves, somehow the natural state of the world?
- xstartup 8y ago
  Assuming that everyone knows how to take care of themselves is ignorance. We don't live in a natural state, otherwise, it would have been fine for me to kill you for my survival.
jacurtis 8y ago
Wow, I don't know what happened in your childhood that caused you to hate exercise so much. There are so many cries for help in this comment that I want to find you and give you a hug. 1) People will only exercise if someone is paying them to exercise. Hopefully this isn't how you feel for yourself? You don't see any point in exercise until its making you money? Most people exercise because they want to look and feel better. They also know it can reduce their chances of disease and it might allow them to participate in hobbies and activities that someone who is un-fit wouldn't be able to participate in. 2) The government has to pay people $100 an hour to "just exercise" I don't think the government cares if you are healthy or not. Again, if someone wants to live a sedentary life than I don't see any reason to stop them. No one says you have to exercise, just that there are many positive benefits of doing so. Why would the government pay everyone $100 per hour to exercise? Most people will live their whole lives without making $100 an hour. The concept of such a program is unsustainable. The government is paying you a higher wage than most citizens would ever earn, plus the government would get very little in return. In fact you could argue that if more people lived longer it could cause overpopulation issues, which we are already seeing in many cities. So the government has no incentive to force you to go to the gym. If you don't want to go, thats ok. 3) Rich people make poor people fat How are rich people making poor people fat? Do they force you to eat fast food every meal? I could maybe see the argument that rich executives behind McDonalds are putting out advertisements to convince you to go to their restaurants. But Chipotle execs are doing the same thing for their stores which offer healthy eating options. Panera bread offers healthy options, and there are likely many local stores around you that you could support that offer local food options. Again, this isn't someone elses fault. Its a personal decision that people make for themselves. 4) Gym Memberships are a drug I mean if you treated a gym membership like a drug, than most people would be pretty healthy because they would be using it all of the time. I don't really understand this one. There are many new gyms that are propping up around the country like Planet Fitness that offer affordable ($10 a month) no-contract memberships to their gyms. I also would encourage you to look up your nearest YMCA, which offers subsidized gym memberships for lower income families or individuals. Most YMCA gyms are incredibly nice! They are well kept up, with nice pools, classes, and state of the art equipment. Granted they can't help you with motivation (that's still on you) but at least you have a good facility to go to. Also, many cities will have "Rec Centers" or "Aquatic Centers" which provide memberships for low-income individuals. These are generally operated by your local city government. Again you still need to motivate yourself to go (they aren't going to pay you to come) but at least the facility is available to you. Cost is usually an excuse anyway. For example most low income families still manage to find a way to pay for cable or satellite. These costs can usually be anywhere between $60 - $120 a month! They manage to pay these costs, but then complain about a gym that might be $10 or $20 a month (or maybe free depending on some of the programs i just outlined). For what its worth, i have a gym membership but do NOT have a cable or satellite membership. Its all about priorities. You also don't need a gym to stay fit. I work out 6 times a week (I train for triathlons... most people don't need to, and probably shouldn't, work out this often). Of 6 days a week of training, I only go to the gym 3 days a week (and sometimes only twice). I'll swim laps 2-3 times a week and do strength training on those same days, which is why i go to the gym. However, the other than those swim/strength days, I am biking outside or running outside. There is no membership fee to run in the streets of your own city! There is no membership fee to ride your bike in the city and most people own a bike of some kind. Check out a free app called "Strava". This will allow you to track your activities, but more importantly it has crowdsourced routes/segments where people that live near you often run or bike. This is a great way to find good places to exercise. Also, before you say that you have to have a gym for an EFFECTIVE workout, ill say this: I track ALL my training against a TSS score (training stress score), which is a score to rank the effort and effect that training has on your body. Maintaining a solid TSS will positively increase your fitness. If you take my total TSS each week and took out the TSS from the activities that I did at the gym, only about 25% of my TSS each which is from the gym. Why i say this, is because you can get more of an effect from being outside than from the gym! I only mess with the gym to do some targeted muscle exercises and for swimming. That's it. The majority of my fitness (75% or so) actually comes from no-membership-required activities like running and cycling in the streets. The only reason I write all this is to hopefully motivate you. A gym is not required to workout. In fact I dread the gym, my favorite days are the ones where I get to run outside. However even if you want a gym, there are options available like the YMCA or Recreation Centers operated by your local government that can provide those facilities to you at no cost or a minimal cost if you can't afford it. Exercise because you want to live longer and feel better, don't wait around for someone to pay you to do something. This will never happen. Your health is your concern, not someone elses. Take control of it.
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ct0 8y ago

There are plenty of fat rich people.

xstartup 8y ago
Yes, but they are fat by choice not due to lack of choice.

andai 8y ago

Most people don't exercise because they can't be bothered to. They think that they need energy before they can exercise, when it works exactly the other way around.

wanderr 8y ago
Maybe for some people. Exercise doesn't give me energy. I do it anyway and find ways to make it enjoyable, but if I'm tired it's a slog.
- jriot 8y ago
  Most people exercise, most people don't play - there is a difference. Watch kids play, they are still exercising but having fun. Pick up a playful form of exercise. Mountain biking, skateboarding, BMX etc... Do it just to have fun, you will see a difference - more energy.
  - stinos 8y ago
    I think you should define 'energy' somewhat. As it stands, both you and the person you and wanderr are right as far as I'm concerned. My body is pretty tired right now and even hurts a bit after 2 hours of bmx. But yes, I still feel energy, the urge do the things, to be creative and whatnot. But that's mainly mentally. I couldnt really go for another ride. Tomorrow though it'll be different: after a night of good sleep I'll be energetic both physically and mentally. An effect which unfortunately wears off after some days. Likely the reason sports are addictive. Also it's really not as simple as 'play, don't exercise'. I do admit the playful sports work better for me, but it's not that the more boring plain exercise ones don't do anything at all. And I can imagine some people just don't care for the play at all. Another aspect: something like 'plain' road cycling is fairly easy on your body and is not really hard to do. The 3 other sports you mention are different though so they're just nor for everyone. As much as I love jumping a set of stairs for instance, the impact is hard on your body and the older I get the more care I have to take. E.g. if I don't properly warm up now I'd just damage myself. That used to be different when I was 20. And it's extremely likely at one point I'll just have to give up on bmx because I simply won't be able to do it anymore. Man, I wish that day would never come. But it will.
- nadezhda18 8y ago
  I would suggest to eat some carbs 1 h before exersising

gascan 8y ago

Not paying people to take care of themselves is a conspiracy? Is paying people to take care of themselves, somehow the natural state of the world?

xstartup 8y ago
Assuming that everyone knows how to take care of themselves is ignorance. We don't live in a natural state, otherwise, it would have been fine for me to kill you for my survival.

jacurtis 8y ago

Wow, I don't know what happened in your childhood that caused you to hate exercise so much. There are so many cries for help in this comment that I want to find you and give you a hug. 1) People will only exercise if someone is paying them to exercise. Hopefully this isn't how you feel for yourself? You don't see any point in exercise until its making you money? Most people exercise because they want to look and feel better. They also know it can reduce their chances of disease and it might allow them to participate in hobbies and activities that someone who is un-fit wouldn't be able to participate in. 2) The government has to pay people $100 an hour to "just exercise" I don't think the government cares if you are healthy or not. Again, if someone wants to live a sedentary life than I don't see any reason to stop them. No one says you have to exercise, just that there are many positive benefits of doing so. Why would the government pay everyone $100 per hour to exercise? Most people will live their whole lives without making $100 an hour. The concept of such a program is unsustainable. The government is paying you a higher wage than most citizens would ever earn, plus the government would get very little in return. In fact you could argue that if more people lived longer it could cause overpopulation issues, which we are already seeing in many cities. So the government has no incentive to force you to go to the gym. If you don't want to go, thats ok. 3) Rich people make poor people fat How are rich people making poor people fat? Do they force you to eat fast food every meal? I could maybe see the argument that rich executives behind McDonalds are putting out advertisements to convince you to go to their restaurants. But Chipotle execs are doing the same thing for their stores which offer healthy eating options. Panera bread offers healthy options, and there are likely many local stores around you that you could support that offer local food options. Again, this isn't someone elses fault. Its a personal decision that people make for themselves. 4) Gym Memberships are a drug I mean if you treated a gym membership like a drug, than most people would be pretty healthy because they would be using it all of the time. I don't really understand this one. There are many new gyms that are propping up around the country like Planet Fitness that offer affordable ($10 a month) no-contract memberships to their gyms. I also would encourage you to look up your nearest YMCA, which offers subsidized gym memberships for lower income families or individuals. Most YMCA gyms are incredibly nice! They are well kept up, with nice pools, classes, and state of the art equipment. Granted they can't help you with motivation (that's still on you) but at least you have a good facility to go to. Also, many cities will have "Rec Centers" or "Aquatic Centers" which provide memberships for low-income individuals. These are generally operated by your local city government. Again you still need to motivate yourself to go (they aren't going to pay you to come) but at least the facility is available to you. Cost is usually an excuse anyway. For example most low income families still manage to find a way to pay for cable or satellite. These costs can usually be anywhere between $60 - $120 a month! They manage to pay these costs, but then complain about a gym that might be $10 or $20 a month (or maybe free depending on some of the programs i just outlined). For what its worth, i have a gym membership but do NOT have a cable or satellite membership. Its all about priorities. You also don't need a gym to stay fit. I work out 6 times a week (I train for triathlons... most people don't need to, and probably shouldn't, work out this often). Of 6 days a week of training, I only go to the gym 3 days a week (and sometimes only twice). I'll swim laps 2-3 times a week and do strength training on those same days, which is why i go to the gym. However, the other than those swim/strength days, I am biking outside or running outside. There is no membership fee to run in the streets of your own city! There is no membership fee to ride your bike in the city and most people own a bike of some kind. Check out a free app called "Strava". This will allow you to track your activities, but more importantly it has crowdsourced routes/segments where people that live near you often run or bike. This is a great way to find good places to exercise. Also, before you say that you have to have a gym for an EFFECTIVE workout, ill say this: I track ALL my training against a TSS score (training stress score), which is a score to rank the effort and effect that training has on your body. Maintaining a solid TSS will positively increase your fitness. If you take my total TSS each week and took out the TSS from the activities that I did at the gym, only about 25% of my TSS each which is from the gym. Why i say this, is because you can get more of an effect from being outside than from the gym! I only mess with the gym to do some targeted muscle exercises and for swimming. That's it. The majority of my fitness (75% or so) actually comes from no-membership-required activities like running and cycling in the streets. The only reason I write all this is to hopefully motivate you. A gym is not required to workout. In fact I dread the gym, my favorite days are the ones where I get to run outside. However even if you want a gym, there are options available like the YMCA or Recreation Centers operated by your local government that can provide those facilities to you at no cost or a minimal cost if you can't afford it. Exercise because you want to live longer and feel better, don't wait around for someone to pay you to do something. This will never happen. Your health is your concern, not someone elses. Take control of it.

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