Originally Posted by
canklecat
Folks who think exercise is too much effort and a burden aren't thinking about how much effort and burden they're shifting to other people -- often family members -- to care for them as they deteriorate from years of being sedentary.
Originally Posted by
Heathpack
... She has been overweight her whole life. Developed a bad back. “Couldn’t exercise.” Then bad knees. Then flew to see us and her back was sore. So she sat for a week in a chair treating us both like waiters, “Can you bring me a cup of coffee? A sandwich?” Etc. ...
This hasn't been part of my experience in life, personally, I was lucky (in retrospect) to grow up in the country in Connecticut, with a mother who pushed me out the door and sent me off on hiking trails. In the corporate world, I've met a lot of people like you're describing. [MENTION=418370]canklecat[/MENTION] has a really insightful observation, [MENTION=351576]Heathpack[/MENTION] noticed the same thing.