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This should be in every city. The only way I could reliably exercise when my kids were babies was by running them in a stroller. Apart from the mental health a
by steve_adams_86 4y ago
This should be in every city. The only way I could reliably exercise when my kids were babies was by running them in a stroller.
Apart from the mental health aspect (lack of agency, no time or space to yourself), you can’t always subject your kids to the weather of the day or they’re uncooperative to the point that the run isn’t feasible. Not to mention the multitude of reasons people can’t run, from disabilities to simply having no safe place to run with a stroller. Smooth sidewalks with space are kind of a luxury.
With a lifestyle and/or restrictions like that, no wonder people get out of shape. We can’t rely on our communities having space and accommodation for kids and so, well, without a family network we’re on our own.
- sterlind 4y agoeven with disabilities, you can usually exercise. I can't run or really walk, but my upper body's gotten strong from pushing my chair. I've found my health is better (physical and mental) in walkable cities than in suburbs, even though I'm not walking.