West Virginia is Fat!

This should come a no news to anyone, but West Virginia is fat (note that is fat with an "f" and not a "ph"). According to the 2010 study by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, West Virginia is joined by 11 other states having an adult obesity rate over 30%.  Pardon the pun, but this is a big problem. 

I know that part of West Virginia's problem is our diet, high in fried foods, lack of access to in some places to fresh fruits and vegetables.  Another part of the problem is the lack of exercise.  Being a rural, mountainous state presents problems.  One is isolation.  Many people live outside of cities and town along curvy roads.  It is dangerous enough to walk along them, let along run or ride a bicycle by them.  Two, there is a lack of nearby facilities.  Yes, we have Gold's and other gyms in West Virginia, but to use them, you need to travel a bit.  And with the current school consolidations, there are fewer tracks to use.

We need to attack obesity.  I am willing to do my part.  I will provide coaching and training free (for the time being) to anyone in Berkeley or Jefferson Counties in West Virginia who asks me for it.  I can meet with people either individually or as a group.  Let me know if you are willing and ready to fight obesity too!