> There are plenty who don't need to because they work with their hands and plenty more because they have active hobbies. And I bet those aren't the people abo

> There are plenty who don't need to because they work with their hands and plenty more because they have active hobbies. And I bet those aren't the people about whom the parent was talking. It's not as if the benefits of exercise are unknown or controversial. Everyone knows that they are better off being active. Therefore, people who do not spend time being active are at the very least making a choice, if they legitimately have a more effective way of benefitting themselves, at most making excuses, if they do not have such a way.