I came form California and I'm overweight. In fact I didn't take up swimming until again until I spent 3 years in Arizona. Now, there was a country club pool I could have swam there but I didn't. In fact in my area in Arizona there are public pools or health club pools as just are ready as there was in California. I think that many people back east are probably are into other sports more like figure Skating, in fact a top figure skater name Sasha Cohen went back there to get better coaching and a better facility. Also, just because Long Island isn't into swimming as much as the Pacific region doesn't mean they don't workout. Also, I enjoy indoor pools, something that both California and Arizona lack. The weather is not always rosy in either states. There are sometimes bad rain storms in California in the January or February period and Monsoon conditions in Arizona in the summer. The New Yorkers are a little wiser to built the indoor pools, in Tempe we had rain problems and the 800 was delayed until the next day and the 200 IM relays got cancel. Now back east and in the mid-west where pools are mainly indoors they could have continue on with the meet.
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Is Cynthia going to credit me with starting this inane thread?
Sheesh!
For the record, I have exercised and lived at least three months (sometimes 5 years) in the following cities: San Diego, Monterey, Virginia Beach, Key West, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington D.C.. Baltimore, Hamilton (NY), New York, Patchogue (NY), Chicago, South Bend (IN), Boulder (CO), Altoona (PA), Los Angeles, Cupertino (CA), San Francisco, Menlo Park (CA), and some places that I think I have forgotten. I was even born in Corpus Christi, TX, making me an official Texan.
In every one of these places I have found fit people and excellent ways to get daily exercise. In every one of these places I have found unfit people (sometimes it was me.) In every one of these places are people that will participate in internet flame wars.
Finally, I did wish that the bay area would get the nod for the Olympics, and I actually think it had a better case. But New York's case was excellent also, it will be a great place for the best athletes to gather, and I hope New York gets the nod from the IOC. I have fond memories of romantic times in Little Italy, Chinatown, Times Square, Central Park, Greenwich Village (well, I could have used a little more money, (and I hope I didn't mispell it)) and the subway. A great, international city!
Is Cynthia going to credit me with starting this inane thread?
Sheesh!
For the record, I have exercised and lived at least three months (sometimes 5 years) in the following cities: San Diego, Monterey, Virginia Beach, Key West, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington D.C.. Baltimore, Hamilton (NY), New York, Patchogue (NY), Chicago, South Bend (IN), Boulder (CO), Altoona (PA), Los Angeles, Cupertino (CA), San Francisco, Menlo Park (CA), and some places that I think I have forgotten. I was even born in Corpus Christi, TX, making me an official Texan.
In every one of these places I have found fit people and excellent ways to get daily exercise. In every one of these places I have found unfit people (sometimes it was me.) In every one of these places are people that will participate in internet flame wars.
Finally, I did wish that the bay area would get the nod for the Olympics, and I actually think it had a better case. But New York's case was excellent also, it will be a great place for the best athletes to gather, and I hope New York gets the nod from the IOC. I have fond memories of romantic times in Little Italy, Chinatown, Times Square, Central Park, Greenwich Village (well, I could have used a little more money, (and I hope I didn't mispell it)) and the subway. A great, international city!
