Collins who was recovering from a severe bicycle crash, began a study of movement and how our sedentary lifestyle affects our physical and mental health. What she found is that the message that the health care community has been sending out - eat right and exercise has been ineffective and is impeded by the by our indoor culture, suburban sprawl and a lack of outdoor public spaces. All of this has created a compulsion to drive everywhere and a disdain to get out and take a walk, even when sidewalks are available and places are within walking distance.
Collins' website offers a sample chapter that features a conversation about the social costs of inactivity with the National Center For Bicycling and Walking Director Sharon Roerty.
With the "growing" worldwide obesity problem Collins offers a fresh perspective on how we can "move forward" and making our communities bicycle friendly is a "step in the right direction".
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