Topic: Obesity in America
I just got Time magazine, and the headline is about the crises of obesity in America. One of the main factors, obviously enough, is our society has little need for physical activity, since technology has removed any need. I believe this is just another example of why we need to reform education. Growing up, we spend the majority of the day sitting in the classroom, excpet for maybe 40min. of gym, which hardly counts as physical activity. In college, we need to find our own time and motivation to either join a club or go to the gym in order to stay fit. I believe that we can curb obesity by moving classes outside, to at least require some amount of movement. Another idea, is to make Outward Bound expeditions a part of school, as this is the closest we can get to living as our bodies were made, to be in constant physical activity. Another idea, is to somehow make our jobs more efficient so that Mon-Fri, 9-5 jobs, are shortened. This way, we have more time to take on physical activity, instead of sitting in an office. Essentially, the pressures of society are leading to obesity, and to fix the problem, we need to not look to band-aids, such as diet pills, crash diets, and forcing ourselves into gyms. I think we need to change the fundamentals of our society, our work ethic, our work environments, etc.
Your thoughts?
