Mexico's Latest Way to Beat Obesity Epidemic: Free Subway Rides for Doing Squats AFP/Relaxnews
go to original January 28, 2015

Estaciones de la Salud en la CDMX (SECRETARÍA DE SALUD CDMX)

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but the overweight in Mexico City will be glad to hear there is such a thing as a free subway ride.

Concerned health officials in the Mexican capital hope to get residents in shape by offering free journeys in return for them burning a few extra calories.

This week, dozens of stations in the city's metro system have been equipped with special machines that, in exchange for 10 squats, will tell passengers how many calories they burned and give them a token for a free ride.

The so-called "health stations" are a novel way for health chiefs to draw attention to Mexico's dismal obesity levels.

According to official figures, 70 percent of adults and nearly a third of children are overweight or obese, surpassing even the United States.

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