Pathway to Fitness and Weight Loss
The Rise and Fall of the Boomer Fitness Generation
Once-buff boomers confront the image in the mirror...
Then something strange happened. Boomers, once the peppiest generation, devolved from fit to flabby. Don't take my word for it. JAMA Internal Medicine recently revealed that boomers are far less fit than their parents were at the same age and are more likely to have diabetes or high blood pressure. Today just 35 percent of boomers exercise regularly; 52 percent have no routine.
What happened? Some blame our fast-food nation with its supersize portions. You can also point to the growth of personal technology, which encourages sitting and fiddling with small devices. Exercise takes effort and time and energy and in our society we can work, play, entertain and communicate — all while sitting in the same chair.
