Laziness affects Americans in so many aspects today, the most vital being health. Though it should be something that we should be able to control, Americans continue to suffer from obesity.

Being overweight is an issue that over half of the U.S. is dealing with, but in all honesty, it’s really no surprise why this is an ever growing problem. In 2008 alone, $110 billion was spent on fast food – and that does not include all the unhealthy
frozen foods that fill freezers across the nation. Americans today visit fast food “restaurants” daily, purchasing greasy, calorie-infused foods. Gross. And it’s not only the type of food, but how much food is consumed. Is it really worth the clogged arteries and excessive weight gain?

It’s not that time consuming to cook a meal every once and while. Even if time is an issue, there are healthy foods that don’t need to be cooked: fruits, vegetables, cold deli sandwiches. Instead of grabbing a pop tart in the morning as you rush out the door, grab an apple. Instead of heating up a TV dinner, prepare a salad. Instead of visiting the drive through, pack your lunch.

But it’s not only the ridiculously poor eating choices that cause the weight issue, it’s the hours and hours spent in front of TVs and computers instead of time spent burning calories and being active. In a 65-year life, the average American spends nine years in front of the TV. That’s nine years wasted. It’s ridiculous; people spend
10 minutes driving around a parking a lot looking for the closest parking space instead of just parking farther away and walking. Americans do everything
that they can to avoid physical activity, and it might reduce physical activity, but it causes several negative harmful affects to health.

In simple terms, Americans need to reevaluate how they spend their
time. If people only watched 30 minutes of TV and only updated Facebook statuses two times a day instead of five, they would save so much wasted time. This time could be used to go walking or doing some other form of physical activity. And in turn, America would be so much healthier.

It’s simply a matter of taking the time to take care of ourselves.