Day #322 Fitness and Cycling

Pumpkins in Snow -
not unlike our politicians.
According to the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute:
Current estimates place the cost of physical inactivity in Canada at $5.3 billion ($1.6 billion in direct costs and $3.7 billion in indirect costs) and the cost of obesity in Canada at $4.3 billion ($1.6 billion of direct costs and $2.7 billion of indirect costs) in health care expenditures. This represents the total economic cost as 2.6% and 2.2% respectively of the total health care costs in Canada. There is concern that chronic disease resulting from obesity may threaten or cripple the health care system in Canada.
If you want an easy way to stop eating so much, cycle every time you feel the craving. That, and Free Cell. Both of these activities, as well as Sudoku, keep my hands from my mouth for hours.
Physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease, premature death and disability.
As cycling would combat climate change by removing people from their cars, and ease the burden on the health care system by helping people maintain an active lifestyle, we ask the Canadian government to do everything in its power to promote cycling as a means of transportation.
We ask the government to remove the GST from bikes and bike accessories.
Are you agreed, MP's? I can't hear you. Is that a yes?
Karen