Tulsa, OK (AP)
The National Convention of the American Society of Physical Education Instructors announced the results of a survey today which revealed that the number one form of physical activity in America is "Shopping for inexpensive unnecessary items at discount stores."
"We were frankly shocked at the revelation," explained ASPEI National Chairperson Brock Travers. "We expected Baseball, or after dinner walks even, but having the number one physical activity in the country as buying toothbrush holders and toilet paper cozies at dollar stores, it boggles the mind."
ASPEI surveyed 10,000 people across the country in a randomly administered telephone poll. It is considered accurate to within plus or minus 1.3 percentage points, 9 times out of ten. The survey asked, among other things, what activity people participated in on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. "After we eliminated making purchases at fast food restaurants, and rumaging through the fridge on the basis of inadequate caloric expenditure, we found ourselves left with browsing for the best deal on 12 packs of tube socks and carrying heavy bags of kitschy Halloween decorations to their cars," explained Travers. "We really don't know what to say, other than with the busiest shopping season of the year coming up, we hope people can get out there and really burn that holiday weight off."
The ASPEI's annual survey will be published in the journal Physical Activity Quarterly on Friday.
The National Convention of the American Society of Physical Education Instructors announced the results of a survey today which revealed that the number one form of physical activity in America is "Shopping for inexpensive unnecessary items at discount stores."
"We were frankly shocked at the revelation," explained ASPEI National Chairperson Brock Travers. "We expected Baseball, or after dinner walks even, but having the number one physical activity in the country as buying toothbrush holders and toilet paper cozies at dollar stores, it boggles the mind."
ASPEI surveyed 10,000 people across the country in a randomly administered telephone poll. It is considered accurate to within plus or minus 1.3 percentage points, 9 times out of ten. The survey asked, among other things, what activity people participated in on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. "After we eliminated making purchases at fast food restaurants, and rumaging through the fridge on the basis of inadequate caloric expenditure, we found ourselves left with browsing for the best deal on 12 packs of tube socks and carrying heavy bags of kitschy Halloween decorations to their cars," explained Travers. "We really don't know what to say, other than with the busiest shopping season of the year coming up, we hope people can get out there and really burn that holiday weight off."
The ASPEI's annual survey will be published in the journal Physical Activity Quarterly on Friday.
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