Do you find any link between walkways and obesity? If not, then you may be wrong. Conclusion of a study on residents of Salt Lake County in United States reveals nearly 70% of males and 61% of females are obese. The provision of walkways were found to make a huge difference in that people who stayed in areas established before 1950 were found to be fit than people who inhabited areas designed after 1950. And the finding was something interesting.
Residents that lived in the first case had enough space for walking with exclusive walkways around them, whereas the other section did not have walkways, the fact that prevented them from walking. A research team led by Dr. Ken Smith of Utah University concluded the fact. The fact that automobile developments needed a huge space as years passed by seems to be a highly contributing factor for elimination of walkways around residential areas.
Regular walking seemed to allow consistent and healthy weight maintenance in people who walked. A six foot, 200 pound man weighed 10 pounds less if he lived in an older neighborhood. A five foot five woman weighed six pounds less with a weight of 149 pounds. Mere settling in such older areas could have a health benefit, as it would motivate people to walk for their benefit. Even otherwise, beware of the fact that another study alarms on a rate of 86% obesity among US citizens around 2030.
