It's a Big World After All

After having just returned from a vacation in Walt Disney World I've got one thing to say, "We're going to the gym". After being surrounded by hot dogs, hamburgers, pretzels, ice cream and soda, it's no wonder why the average park goer was morbidly obese.
We all just kept wondering what all of the foreign visitors were thinking about their 'Disney experience'.
Between the hoards of assorted strollers, the segway-riding employees and the multitude of motorized carts - it'll be amazing if anyone in our culture will be walking anywhere within the next 10 years.
While today's amusement parks are massive daily undertakings for even the most in-shape, it was 'utterly' amazing (pun intended) to see the countless onslaughts of morbidly obese people.
By way of comparison, our group of six (including a pregnant woman, a five year old and a nine year old) took turns sharing three pedometers to track our daily mileage throughout the parks.
Following is a chart of the mileage we clocked trekking through the four main theme parks of Orlando (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios).
Day One - Travel Day (4.5 miles)
Day Two - Magic Kingdom (8.5 miles)
Day Three - Animal Kingdom (9.5 miles)
Day Four - Epcot/Hollywood Studios (15 miles)
Day Five - Magic Kingdom (11 miles)
Day Six - Epcot/Hollywood Studios (9.5 miles)
Day Seven - Animal Kingdom/Downtown Disney (8 miles)
Day Eight - Travel Day (4 miles)

Yes folks, 70 miles in 8 days/7 nights. Just shy of 10 miles a day.

In addition to walking everywhere, we also brought our lunches into the park everyday (sandwiches, apple slices, carrot sticks, chips and light snacks). These precautions and drinking lots of water ensured all of us stayed fit and happy throughout the duration of the vacation and enjoyed everything to the fullest.
Sure we were all tired and slept well each night, but we all had the stamina to meet each new day.
My hope with this piece is that others will begin to think more about their health choices.
Because remember people, "It's a SMALL world after all."