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Wow, five more pages? Haven't we concluded that Scandinavian society is much more conducive to health and fitness than U.S. American society yet?

A woman who is too skinny or to fat will most likely complain about their own weight about the same, and will always be fussing over it. its those about in the middle who take care of them selves but does not turn it into a big issue that seems the most happy with them selves.

holy chit well over 500 pounds!?!? You should've chained her down and put her on a water diet. lol

Keep her moist and try to roll her back into the ocean.
Sorry, couldn't resist.

You live in a country where a house is 200,000 dollars, and a Corvette is 50,000 dollars, where there are Walmart stores everywhere, where you drive your own car to the poorhouse, and gasoline is almost as cheap as tapwater; I don't. My dad worked 60 hours per week when we were kids, because the prices of groceries, gasoline, and pretty much everything that isn't fiberoptics is more expensive in Scandinavia than in Great Britain or the US.

Only one social democracy (Norway) has a higher HDI than the US, and that's by a very close margin. Furthermore, as an engineer, I'd have more money in the US; in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, engineers, doctors, and lawyers pay much more in taxes because forklift operators, hairdressers, and taxi drivers think they're entitled to the latest iPhone every year.

These so-called social supports are a way to cover up unemployment. Nominal unemployment here is at 3%, effective unemployment is at 10%. After a given time of being unemployed, you're put on disability, when you'd simply continue be a part of the unemployment statistics in other countries. The disability benefits here are next to nothing if you take into consideration that a small apartment is 400,000 dollars, and even a compact car is 40,000 dollars. Nevertheless, many European welfare states have much, much more foreign debt per capita than the US.

There are still no laws regarding minimum wages in Norway and Denmark, and Sweden barely has any protection against unfair layoffs. Until 2012, you could also bypass the labour laws in Norway by renting employers from employment agencies instead.



Jobs typically end at 4-5 pm. That still leaves you with 5-6 hours you can spend on exercising afterwards.



The average American works for 40 hours per week (40.5 for men, 39.6 for women). That's nine hours less than Hong Kong, four hours less than Singapore and China, slightly more than Denmark, slightly less than Sweden, and three hours less than Greece. Be glad for what you have instead of complaining how much better everyone else have it. Americans have fewer days of than most Europeans (which is irrelevant in terms of exercise), but they also earn a much higher salary on average.

Public schools are plentiful in the US, and unlike European schools, they even serve hot food. Commute times in the US are no longer than in Europe. Compared to Iceland, Greece, Netherlands, Italy, and Spain, the US seems to be doing very well. A whopping 40% of all new cars sold have leather seats, and video gaming consoles are selling like there's no tomorrow.

As far as housing prices go:

http://www.blocket.se/bostad/saljes?sor ... &ca=11&w=3
http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/home ... eaId=20196
http://www.immobilienscout24.de/wohnen/ ... aufen.html



Anything the European Union touches becomes like a pressure cooker that sooner or later explodes.



Getting a greencard is a pain in the ass and not worth the hassle.

Aye but at least your unemployed/disabled population isn't on the streets begging in its hundreds of thousands like the US. Much rather pay others a yearly iPhone for no apparent reason than have them in absolute poverty.

^^^ The Netherlands is pretty high up in that list. One reason is the outrageous cost of housing so people have to take out huge mortgages. Now that housing prices have been going down (good thing) since the crisis, that affects people whose houses are now no longer worth enough to be collateral. If these people have to sell they'll be paying off a mortgage for a house they don't even have anymore. I know someone who can't move because he can't sell the house since it's worth less than the mortgage. That person is just stuck there until prices go waaay up again.

1. no stairs around here that I can just go walk on. most stuff is ground level or private.

2. closest we have is goodwills and they charge more for used weights then buying new ones from walmart. they break apart the equipment and try to sell it in pieces. weights here are a dollar per pound, so say i got 50 pounds that $50 per weight and need two. its just too pricecy when I make barely any money.

3. don't have one would have to overcome my anxiety and go to the school(if they stil have them) can't bring chairs. I'll keep the idea in mind though if I ever get access to one.

4. I did some digging and there doesnt seem to be, only directs to inssurance of mediciad/medicare, and I don't know what plan I have as the name on the card doesn't match the plans they list on the site. the ymca offers scholarships, but its also like 10 miles a way in the other city, so any cost decrease they offer would just be mute with the gas incease. really wish there was a $20 a month gym within walking distance.

6. they only have kids playgrounds.

8. I'll try. don't know what calisthenic is o.O

wouldn't it be better to pay 20 a month for people to go to a gym then pay 300k for a surgery that would have been avoided with exercise.

so tired of being poor

How about Tabata workout? No equipment needed and it's only 4 min long.
Search it on YouTube. there are different versions so choose one you're comfortable with.
I like this one.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=887f5Xs1f2A

You can download a free timer app on your smartphone too.

sly, if you're willing to pm me your state, I'll see if I can find anything else that might be available at the state level.

Also, how far away are your nearest community center and library?

Calisthenics are push-ups, sit-ups, squats, regular gym exercises like that. Don't require any equipment.

Ha Kurgan, the house prices here are the same while it's 1/5 your GDP.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_housing_bubble

^^^^

So murder is only a crime if you get caught? Lance Armstrong did get caught and he's banned for life from the sport? Usain Bolt isn't on steroids, stop projecting what you can't achieve naturally on to others to justify your use of drugs, just because they can achieve it without drugs.

How is this for natural strength?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1g4INnwaaY

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The lifestyle in the US isn't a healthy one and there are many obese people simply when in comparison to France which has a much lower obesity rate, the truth is the United States is a rat race of working and partying, Kurgan makes a good point on that note. It's all about institutions in the US and that's why it is such an unhealthy country. Would he make the same wrong choices though? People with paying jobs spend their money on materialism instead of finding out about other incomes so they can have more time to spend with their family. Some people do invest in their house, a rental property or an index fund by the time they are fifty, playing the stock game is really a full time job or processing and responding to information all day and very few people get good enough at trading to make a living from it, however growth shares and dividends can pay a nice bonus if you're not into the swing trading game.

People in the US dig themselves in debt and live beyond their means so much, they are forever working in a whirlwind of panic and fear for survival.

If you can't handle the responsibility of kids whilst staying healthy, why choose to have that responsibility?

I've read a paper (I can't recall where) a while ago linking Insulin resistance to obesity; and it may be a root cause of weight gain, the study said that while obesity itself causes insulin resistance in some cases, there are other cases where it is the other way around; so someone who is genetically likely to develop insulin resistance is more likely to gain weight, that also may explain why families suffering diabetes type 2 often have obesity problems too.

Don't try to take insulin injections while you're no diabetic and without consulting a doctor, it can be dangerous.

I like it better when Tarantella offers excellent advice about exercise, rather than people getting into stupid arguments about generalities. At least this is providing productive input.

Men are this, woman are that---not applicable on a microcosmic level.