Serious though somewhat rude question - for people who don't go to the gym, why not and what would get you to go? It seems like for an individual doing an hour of cardio 3-4 days a week is a much lower hanging fruit than getting a prescription, dealing with insurance, remembering to take the medicine, and dealing with the side effects. I wonder if we're missing a similarly low-hanging fruit on a large scale by not subsidizing gym memberships or having state-run public gyms (this seems logistically way easier than solving the food desert problem). I've been fortunate enough to live within a short walking distance of a gym my whole life and although I'd probably still work out even if I had to drive/walk longer I probably wouldn't go as frequently as I do and might not have started in the first place.
Serious though somewhat rude question - for people who don't go to the gym, why not and what would get you to go? It seems like for an individual doing an hour of cardio 3-4 days a week is a much lower hanging fruit than getting a prescription, dealing with insurance, remembering to take the medicine, and dealing with the side effects. I wonder if we're missing a similarly low-hanging fruit on a large scale by not subsidizing gym memberships or having state-run public gyms (this seems logistically way easier than solving the food desert problem). I've been fortunate enough to live within a short walking distance of a gym my whole life and although I'd probably still work out even if I had to drive/walk longer I probably wouldn't go as frequently as I do and might not have started in the first place.