There's a way to get healthier without even going to a gym. It's called NEAT

Being completely sedentary and driving everywhere isn’t good for you? Who knew?

Admittedly, being able to better understand quantitatively has some value. There was a study not long ago showing that ‘active’ commuting (biking or walking) had a real benefit, because people did it every day, whether they felt like it or not.

Interesting. Both my retired parents don't exercise, yet my Mom seems to be in much better health than Dad (based on number of hospital visits required off late). And this kind of explains it. She is up to something or the other the whole day, while Dad is pretty much a couch potato.

What a long-winded way of saying car oriented infrastructure has destroyed our health.

non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)

genesis (generating of) thermo (heat), i.e. burning calories