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Unfortunately the "incentive" approach doesn't work if people are not penalized for failing to at least "try" to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Maybe the health insurance approach may be the catalyst that gets people off their butts and out their doors?
I have always been a "big" man, not rotund and out of shape.
I get out and fish all year round, either walking or paddling for hours.
I may not eat the healthist, but I do try to kep a balanced diet.
My biggest problem is my age. Not the specific number, but the range I fall in. My metabolism has slowed down somewhat, as it does for most people as they age, and that creates the weight issue I deal with. I have been active for almost all of my life.
I walked and ran everywhere as a kid, I walked and cycled a lot as a young adult, and I walked and paddled a lot as a middle aged adult.
To paraphrase my aol doctor: "Getting old sucks, doesn't it?"
It's a shame that people will have to be forced to get/be healthy, when it should be part of their daily routine!
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