Why Is America Unfit and How Do We Get Fit Again?
Jack LaLanne known as the “Godfather of Fitness” started the fitness craze in the 1950s proclaiming to millions of television viewers that “exercise and a healthy diet are the keys to a great life.” With Gold’s Gym in the 1970s to CrossFit in the 2000s, the fitness industry has been growing rapidly and today there is a gym for just about anyone that wants to get fit. Yet with over 30,500 fitness centers in the United States, we are more unfit than ever before in the history of our country. How is it possible that while the fitness industry expanded the overweight and obesity rates among adults jumped from 47% to 67%? Continue reading