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Amonester

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60. It's a start. Hope it's not "too late" (climate change).

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:48 PM

Jul 2012

"As of May 2011 there were around 136 bikesharing programs in 165 cities around the world, made of an estimated fleet of 237,000 bicycles."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_sharing_system

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Inactivity 'may be as deadly as smoking' [View all] onehandle Jul 2012 OP

I am finally back into a routine of walking every day qanda Jul 2012 #1

Have a 10-year old dog who makes me walk every day - regardless of the weather - 7 days a week. sad sally Jul 2012 #39

I would agree to a point LynneSin Jul 2012 #2

Indeed. chervilant Jul 2012 #3

Sorry, that's just BS Glitterati Jul 2012 #6

"We need to return gym back to our schools. " 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #21

What ever happened to editors? caraher Jul 2012 #4

It got fixed in the original: muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #5

Use this code to fix your youtube link brentspeak Jul 2012 #8

Thanks! caraher Jul 2012 #16

Stress about reading what will kill you is likely to kill you, too!!! MADem Jul 2012 #7

Agreed. RagAss Jul 2012 #10

It's a slipery slope HIlton Brackett Jul 2012 #9

Yes, that's next Glitterati Jul 2012 #11

The new lepers. Fuddnik Jul 2012 #12

Wow, the ass is so massive that the recliner would have to be pried from it? Thor_MN Jul 2012 #44

Literally Blaspherian Jul 2012 #53

I don't rationalize, or even justify my pack-a-day habit... LanternWaste Jul 2012 #17

No rationalization or anything else here Glitterati Jul 2012 #18

+1000 Welcome to DU! snappyturtle Jul 2012 #26

Don't be absurd. arbusto_baboso Jul 2012 #13

Clearly you're not using your tinfoil glasses. onehandle Jul 2012 #14

But you fail to remember... arbusto_baboso Jul 2012 #15

I've dispatched a carrier pigeon to Erich von Däniken for confirmation. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #19

lol obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #32

Apparently it was soda drinkers 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #22

Yep Glitterati Jul 2012 #24

Wait, I forgot salt and transfats 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #25

Salts! Glitterati Jul 2012 #27

Nah. But just don't expect us healthy folks to cough up tax dollars to provide long-term care kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #29

Wow Glitterati Jul 2012 #31

Well, I haven't seen very many of your posts... Psephos Jul 2012 #48

Welcome! JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #51

I Get Plenty of Exercise, but Not in a Gym AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #40

Oh please. So people shouldn't study and report on health issues for fear of offending Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #55

TVs, couches, computers, etc should all come with a warning label 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #20

150 minutes a week is really not that much Quantess Jul 2012 #23

With a decent public transportation system 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #28

I am car-free in a big city and put in anywhere from 2.5-5 hrs a week of brisk walking a week, plus kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #30

Well, I guess I am on the road toward the grave. RebelOne Jul 2012 #33

How long before we hear about the dangers of second-hand inactivity? FiveGoodMen Jul 2012 #34

People rarely get cancer from "second-hand inactivity" though. hughee99 Jul 2012 #35

But heart issues can be genetic Glitterati Jul 2012 #36

True, but it's much harder to make the case that another's inactivity hughee99 Jul 2012 #37

Let the People Dance! AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #42

Sounds good to me. n/t hughee99 Jul 2012 #45

They do seem to pass it on to their kids though . . . 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #38

Get up offa that thing, and dance and you'll feel better! n/t bitchkitty Jul 2012 #41

No kidding dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #43

where's the "Like" button AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #46

This is more what I had in mind by "get up offa that thing!" bitchkitty Jul 2012 #47

Dancing All Night Under the Stars is the Best AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #49

We need to make human-powered transportation more viable. freedom fighter jh Jul 2012 #50

Yep. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #52

Yes. (pics) Amonester Jul 2012 #58

Lift weights Blaspherian Jul 2012 #54

Weight lifting and aerobics are two key things to do for yourself byeya Jul 2012 #57

My life saver: (pic) Amonester Jul 2012 #56

Bikesharing programs should be required by law. onehandle Jul 2012 #59

It's a start. Hope it's not "too late" (climate change). Amonester Jul 2012 #60

Keep moving, people. That's how we evolved. Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #61

if you're active, you're sorry younger than if you're inactive tho pitohui Jul 2012 #62

Is that an Issue with Being Active, or with Athletic Competition? AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #63

150 minutes of gardening i do before breakfast on any relaxed Sunday nolabels Jul 2012 #64