Like the “fiscal cliff,” the “fitness cliff” has already come and gone—impacting millions of Americans. But unlike the fiscal cliff, which received an abundance of media attention and was eventually addressed by lawmakers, the fitness cliff occurs each year without any attention, much less a viable solution.
The term “fitness cliff,” as dubbed by Gold’s Gym, describes the date on which millions of well-intentioned people across the country with newly established ambitions of increased health and fitness for the New Year succumb to old habits of inactivity. This year’s fitness cliff occurred February 7th, placing millions of sedentary Americans, already exasperated and unable to enjoy the basic joys of life, at further risk for excess weight related illness, pains and chronic disease.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/198246-america-has-gone-over-the-fitness-cliff#ixzz2tKa2C8TL
The term “fitness cliff,” as dubbed by Gold’s Gym, describes the date on which millions of well-intentioned people across the country with newly established ambitions of increased health and fitness for the New Year succumb to old habits of inactivity. This year’s fitness cliff occurred February 7th, placing millions of sedentary Americans, already exasperated and unable to enjoy the basic joys of life, at further risk for excess weight related illness, pains and chronic disease.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/198246-america-has-gone-over-the-fitness-cliff#ixzz2tKa2C8TL
