There is a school of thought that sports facilities are cheaper to maintain than hospital beds. Olympian John Walker has recently launched a great new initiative in south Auckland based around sport.
“Mr Walker acknowledged high obesity rates among children due to the lack of exercise…”
John Walker, Olympic Gold Medallist.
The current Government are also concerned about the obesity problem. Perhaps even those not on a sports field will cease to be at risk of obesity due to petrol now costing $2 per litre. Shortly everyone will be walking or biking to work.
But beware if you walk to work via alleyway! This might be a common occurrence for the first few weeks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_83ceKXbK4
