The Suburbs Are Making You Fat

Living in a walkable and bikeable city makes it very easy to stay physically active, while living in a car dependent city makes this much harder. ➜ Patreon:   / flurfdesign   ➜ Instagram:   / flurfdesign   ➜ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/flurfdesign.... ➜ TikTok:   / flurfdesign   ➜ References: WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour https://www.who.int/publications/i/it... The 10,000 Step Myth https://www.nuhs.edu/debunking-the-10... Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(25... Stepping towards causation: Do built environments or neighborhood and travel preferences explain physical activity, driving, and obesity? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2... Activity Inequality http://activityinequality.stanford.edu/ Accelerated Weight Gain Among Children During Summer Versus School Year and Related Racial/Ethnic Disparities: A Systematic Review https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/p... What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic about how people experience working from home and commuting? https://urbanstudies.uva.nl/content/b... The happy commuter: A comparison of commuter satisfaction across modes https://tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Publi... Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks? https://journals.lww.com/epidem/Fullt... Dutch Cycling: Quantifying the Health and Related Economic Benefits https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302724 Potential Health Impact of Switching From Car to Public Transportation When Commuting to Work https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2009.190132 The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Body Mass Index and Physical Activity https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0... Netherlands Cycling facts 2023 https://english.kimnet.nl/documents/2... ➜ Timestamps: 0:00 The place you live can affect your health 0:49 Walkable cities make exercise easier 3:28 Activity inequality 6:51 The benefits of active travel 9:45 Most trips are already short enough