We’re Gonna Pump You Up

“Exercise … may be the single most broadly beneficial health intervention in the world. No other medication or behavioral remedy is so effective at simultaneously combating body-wide inflammation, visceral fat accumulation, and neurodegenerative diseases. So, one would hope that a true health wave in America would also see a big leap in fitness activities. In fact, that’s exactly what seems to be happening.” Derek Thompson on The Great American Fitness Boom. (As with every big American story, the economic divide plays a role.)