| It is hoped that by now, you are able see the | | | | destination. I love cycling, because I have exerted |
| development of how obesity advanced in the western | | | | energy on the journey and feel centered plus |
| culture, with the advent of the motor vehicle. As I have | | | | refreshed; for starting a presentation, or participating in |
| declared, it is not entirely your fault; because the | | | | a meeting. |
| pattern has been driven by big corporations; for | | | | If you are employed locally and the children take the |
| attracting families into seeing their relaxed, convenient | | | | bus to school; then you have more freedom in options |
| and inexpensive style of dining, when driving a motor | | | | for getting to work. Again the distance will make the |
| car, which then offers incentives for children to want | | | | difference, for walking or cycling and the type of |
| to come back again. | | | | weather that you have to endure through the distance. |
| The use a car starts the wheels of consumerism into | | | | I try to plan my exit the night before, so all I have to do |
| motion, which cannot be stopped unless you forcibly | | | | is get up. EAT BREAKFAST and then be on time to |
| remove the car for getting around. It may actually | | | | get out at the scheduled time. I cannot guide on |
| never stop, because fast food locations dominate | | | | organization of children, since I have not got any! But I |
| railway stations, bus depots and even cycling venues! | | | | had elderly parents to take care of and for the most |
| There are actually very few places, where you will not | | | | part, they became like children to care for. |
| see fast food outlet stationed. | | | | In all my employment history as an Occupational |
| This is progress in the western culture that is fast | | | | Therapist, I needed to use a car to use for work; so I |
| developing globally around corporate positioning in their | | | | had no choice but to drive and some distances were |
| style of fast food dining outlets. These are being | | | | very far in the UK! |
| replicated in all civilized western countries and still | | | | Beating the traffic was my motto, so it meant early |
| growing in newer, developing western style countries, | | | | morning traveling to work, with early morning wake-ups |
| such as China, where the car is fast developing as a | | | | at 4 or 5.00am and early bed times at 9.00pm. Once I |
| mode of valued transport. | | | | got use to the changes in time adjustments, the |
| Whichever style of transportation you use to get | | | | traveling never became a problem. |
| around, fast food outlets are here to stay and you will | | | | I would wake up at 5.00 am, get dressed, fed the dog |
| have use them; or ignore them, as most of the time I | | | | her breakfast, whilst I made my cup of coffee and ate |
| try to do! | | | | my porridge that was warming in the crock pot. The |
| The fifth sin or reason for obesity is your ability to | | | | crock pot was on every night with porridge for the |
| manage your time. If this is not possible, then you will | | | | family; which both my Mum and Dad ate, as well as |
| be doomed to continually use your car, as the quickest | | | | myself each day. The dog then had her walk around |
| and most convenient way to get around, with the least | | | | the block, while I drank my coffee. Then I grabbed all |
| amount of hassle and organization. | | | | my things for taking to work and finished my coffee |
| If you are like me that ride a bicycle around | | | | on the way to work. |
| Vancouver, your movements are dictated by the | | | | Everything in life that matters, takes organization and |
| distance of getting to your destination. Some of my | | | | planning. If you need to be out by a certain time, then |
| distances are local, but very rarely positioned, where I | | | | you need to have everything ready the night before; |
| can cycle almost as quickly as a car; and I am able to | | | | so it is not a mad panic to get everything together on |
| cut through short-cuts and park my bicycle with | | | | the day. I am sure this planning has to be completed |
| greater ease. | | | | with children the night before. Like any routine, once |
| However longer distances to downtown Vancouver | | | | you get into a habit of planning your exit the night |
| need to be recalculated, according to the distance to | | | | before; everything will fall into place. |
| cycle and whether I need to change clothing at the | | | | |
