Don’t sleep. It really could come to that. Big brother is always watching – your weight (SMILE). I get pissed that I have to pay property taxes some of which goes to schoolchildren. I don’t have any children yet so can I get my money back?
I just read a publication citing $600 billion annually in medical costs for sports related injuries and death and that figure does not include lost productivity and wages for the employer.
Seems to me all those “healthy exercisers” cost more money than the couch potatoes. Maybe employers should consider those cost and discourage exercise to save on the bottom line too?
That number (for children 14 and under – don’t forget older teens have jobs too) is estimated at over $74 Billion… that leaves $526 billion for us adults. Sport injuries to those over the age of 65 was estimated at $516 million in 1999, (we’ll bump that up to a nice $1 billion today) that leaves $525 billion…
Are we going to trim the fat off this number a bit more or just get to the point. Add up a bunch of numbers and you get a even bigger number that you can critique all you want… obesity, sports, drinkers, smokers, blondes… who is next?
I think the advantages of an athletic lifestyle far outweigh the risk of potential injury. And since you are making comparisons to the risks associated with smoking and drinking, please tell me what the benefits of those two activities are?
Thanks for the info, Blondie. Maybe Slim will shut up. How do we know he’s not fat or used to be? If a person cannot fit into their cubicle – that’s a small number of large people and most of them are on the show “Big Medicine” and/or collecting disability benefits and therefore not able to work. Slim, please get a clue or get off IJ!
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Don’t sleep. It really could come to that. Big brother is always watching – your weight (SMILE). I get pissed that I have to pay property taxes some of which goes to schoolchildren. I don’t have any children yet so can I get my money back?
I just read a publication citing $600 billion annually in medical costs for sports related injuries and death and that figure does not include lost productivity and wages for the employer.
Seems to me all those “healthy exercisers” cost more money than the couch potatoes. Maybe employers should consider those cost and discourage exercise to save on the bottom line too?
My last employer did have a lot more skiing and soccer related injuries than fat related injuries.
How much of that $600 billion is highschool and collegiate athletics vs. weekend warrior activities?
Try to fit down, I mean fit into your cubicle! Fat is bad not good, can we agree on that?
That number (for children 14 and under – don’t forget older teens have jobs too) is estimated at over $74 Billion… that leaves $526 billion for us adults. Sport injuries to those over the age of 65 was estimated at $516 million in 1999, (we’ll bump that up to a nice $1 billion today) that leaves $525 billion…
Are we going to trim the fat off this number a bit more or just get to the point. Add up a bunch of numbers and you get a even bigger number that you can critique all you want… obesity, sports, drinkers, smokers, blondes… who is next?
I think the advantages of an athletic lifestyle far outweigh the risk of potential injury. And since you are making comparisons to the risks associated with smoking and drinking, please tell me what the benefits of those two activities are?
Thanks for the info, Blondie. Maybe Slim will shut up. How do we know he’s not fat or used to be? If a person cannot fit into their cubicle – that’s a small number of large people and most of them are on the show “Big Medicine” and/or collecting disability benefits and therefore not able to work. Slim, please get a clue or get off IJ!
Why dont you have a can of slim fast?
Hi, Fatima,
Some people attack me too for being a Quaker. I wish there were a CE class on Tolerance!