Lack Of Access To Exercise Opportunities Tied To Obesity, Other Inactivity Measures.

Preventing Chronic Disease journal suggests that “fewer than half the adults in the United States meet government recommendations for physical activity, and while there are a number of explanations for that, experts say that access to a safe, convenient place to work out is one of them.” The study examined “opportunities for physical activity in parks, gyms, forests, schools and clubs, and on trails, golf courses or any of the dozens of other places you might conceivably exercise in 3,114 of the country’s 3,141 counties,” finding that “access correlates well with higher amounts of exercise, and lack of access is associated with obesity and other measures of inactivity.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/01/22/d-c-residents-have-the-nations-best-access-to-exercise-opportunities-mississippi-is-last/