The Solution

So I solved America’s obesity problem yesterday. No big deal. Well, I guess it was maybe really China who solved it, but that's beside the point. Here’s the secret: fill every playground with exercise equipment in disguise. To add a note of subtlety, throw in a slide or two here and there to give it a semblance of an actual playground.

Exhibit A: The Elliptical

Exhibit B: The Leg-press

Exhibit C: The Rowing Machine (and one of those swivel machines in the background)

 

Aren't they just FUN and COLORFUL?! I’m serious though, I have seen maybe 4 or 5 playgrounds so far, and they all have the same equipment. The pictures I put up represent just a small sampling of the available equipment—there are maybe 10 or 15 different machines to choose from on each playground. Lewis was hopping from machine to machine like it was nobody's business, so I guess little kids really do enjoy it?

 It may seem pretty funny, but the reality is that their obesity rate is roughly a quarter of the United States’. So there you go

As a side note, here is the birthday card that Lewis gave to me :

Pretty much the cutest thing ever. He goes to a drawing class a few times a week, so he was totally showing off his mad 画画skills.