nymag.com — The very structure of the city coerces New Yorkers to exercise far more than people elsewhere in the U.S., in a way that is strongly correlated with a far-better life expectancy. Every city block doubles as a racewalking track, every subway station, a StairMaster. Seen this way, the whole city looks like a massive exercise machine.
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floorman56Aug 14, 2007
Does that include the army of trucks that come into the city everyday to feed it? The towns in upstate NY that were destroyed so that NYC could have a drink? The ships that bring all the stuff the city needs? and don't get me started about the power grid. If NYC was self sufficient it would be a different story but the truth is it's needs are fed by the world and LOTS of oil is burned bringing that stuff it needs to survive
dlm85Aug 14, 2007
City life is the best. It is so nice to have everything within a 30 minute walk or a short bus ride. I could never live in the burbs where you have to drive everywhere. One of the simple joys in life is walking to the store around the corner to pick up a six pack and some snacks.
hetmanAug 14, 2007
I agree 100%. Everything I need is within 5-10 blocks from my apartment. I remember living in the country and having to drive like 40 minutes to my nearest liqour store. It wasnt fun. It is way better to have everything right around you.
Closed AccountAug 14, 2007
longer life expectancy until some jerk in a plane crashes into a building or a steam pipe blows up
farnnAug 14, 2007
Being from NYC I love to walk to get places and it was a huge shock to me when I went to college in Ann Arbor, MI (which is a city to most of the country) that there wasn't really a supermarket in walking distance(there are 3 within 5 blocks of my house). I later found out that there was a supermarket about 10 blocks away but I guess to the people I asked that wasn't walkable. Even walking to the supermarket I sometimes had to walk on the other side of the road because they only put a sidewalk on one side. When I'm out there I really miss being able to take long walks easily and I like walking with a purpose, not for no reason. I will often walk 20-30 blocks in NYC to get somewhere instead of taking the subway just because I enjoy it. It's a real shame there aren't more places like it.
coustoeAug 15, 2007
Walking waste a lot of time. Would you rather be at your destination doing what you need to or waste 2-3 hours of your day walking to the train, building etc...Really you could get all the health benefits from excercise by just doing 20-30 mins of high intensity training. You really dont need to be wasting 3 hours a day walking.
mu0pAug 15, 2007
hahaha i was benig funny/sarcastic
cannedmangoAug 22, 2007
Again.... if you need a metaphor to describe walking and climbing stairs then I think you're out of touch with reality. What couple of hundred years are you talking about, 2100-2300?