Walking in New york

I'm always telling my patients that no matter what their problem might be, exercise is part of the answer. I have activity and exercise themes among the pictures, slogans and books in each exam room. It's an uphill battle. Living in the car dependent West, exercise for me and my patients tends to be something apart from the rest of our day, something separate in time. I'm visiting my daughter, who lives in Brooklyn, this weekend. We're walking everywhere. day and night. THe streets are crowded with people walking. Sure, there are a few overweight people on the streets, but nothing like the obesity epidemic I see at home. Of course, at home I don't see anyone on the streets. I thought I was in pretty good shape before this weekend, but I obviously need to do much more walking. I'm revising my bias that living in a city like New York would make it difficult to exercise. And before my next visit I'll definitely go into training.