The Elephant in the room

[Tri Girl]

Yes, I think you are right. We should invest money in MUP's, bike lanes, and healthier cities (ie: not so spread out you need a car to reasonably get around). Maybe workplaces could offer benefit (insurance) discounts if you can provide documentation that you are active (or something like that).
I would LOVE to see us become healthier and have healthier cities. I live in one of the bottom 10 fattest states (last I checked) and we sure could use some "trimming down." We have hundreds of miles of proposed trails in our city, but very few have been built because of funding issues.

Honestly, tho, as much as I'd like to think that if you made it easy for people they'd become more active- in reality I think "we" are a lazy society and will always choose cars over healthier options. The fact that my co-workers are just flabbergasted and in awe that I ride 3 miles to work everyday (that's SO far- how do you do it?), and that they think that's so unattainable tells me most people are not ready/willing to make big changes. Change is hard.
In my heart of hearts I wish we could change, tho. Maybe one day...