Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/11/us/in-health-conscious-Denver-limits-on-group-exercise.html?hp&_r=0
Well, personally, i hate exercising but these people who are restricting exercise in the public is just cruel. In Denver Colorado, no exercise groups of any kind are allowed in public parks nor open spaces. I think that the city is restriction workout groups because it may make the city look bad by having moms stretching and exercising with their stroller in groups. I mean i can see this acting up in other cities but in the most healthiest cities in the country where money is spent more on road bikes than cars is surprising.
The city started to require permits and licences for all fitness and body instructors to practice in the public. At the busiest hours of the park, the city charges $1,200 per month. I believe it is ridiculous to charge for exercising, especially since it is in a country with the highest rate of heart disease and obesity. The government should be doing everything possible to promote fitness.
“You can smoke pot, but you can’t exercise,” many of the citizens and fitness trainers are furious and dislike the fact that smoking is prohibited at the parks but the act of staying healthy by running is not? People from Denver are trying to counter argue by saying, “It’s not like we’re bumping into other groups. We’re not going to play chicken with bikes. We’re not going to push other people off the path.”
I can infer that the city is using the opportunity to charge for fitness since it is one of the most healthiest city in the U.S. Because the city has fitness groups and exercising teams everywhere and every day, they will try their best to get some money out of it.
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ReplyDeleteYou article was quite interesting to me in that I did not know that Denver was considered the one of the healthiest states. You had very good analysis in stating the amount of money the government wanted them to pay for fitness permits, but you could have elaborated a little more on why they would have taken these privileges away. You also had good usage of quotes. I agree with you that taking away such a basic right as physical exercise is misuse of the governments power and other way to get money from the people.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating article, Michael. As I read through the article, I couldn't help but feel the two parties--the city officials and the trainers--failed to reach argumentative stasis. That is to say, their respective arguments focus on different "locations" of the issue. Unfortunately, the writer of the article does little to mitigate this failure of stasis. As such, Mr. Jack Healy (inadvertently, I assume) promotes this divide. This is evidenced by virtue of the fact that both you and Jasmine have focused on this apparent abuse on the part of local government. While I appreciate your quickly taking a side rather than merely summarizing the article, might I recommend a more nuanced approach in future posts, wherein you locate the different convergences of the debate. This might serve as a scholarly affectation of sorts thereby, in this context, increasing your credibility (ethos).
ReplyDeleteWhile on the subject of ethos, might I also recommend checking for mechanical errors such as ensuring for necessary capitalization.