Waves gently lap at the shore. Palm trees rustle in the breeze. A boat drifts by. For those who like to work out, there's no better place. This is one of Miami's new outdoor gyms.
Miami -- known for its lively nightlife, tanned skin and tiny clothing -- was slapped with a big, pudgy curve ball in 2009, when Men's Fitness magazine named it the fattest city in America.
"I thought we'd be prettiest city in America," said Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff. "And interestingly enough, we didn't come in second or third, we came in the fattest city in America. And I just wanted to change that image."
Sarnoff is an active middle-aged man -- his crutches from a recent ski injury serving as evidence -- and he took the distinction personally.
"It's who I am. I want to make sure that I work out personally for as long as I can, I think there's a segment of Miami who wants to do the same thing and I want to provide the opportunity to do it no charge in a beautiful environment."
Sarnoff used quality-of-life funds, given to all Miami city commissioners, to buy outdoor workout equipment. Some commissioners use the money for things like traffic circles.
COMMENT: I think its a good solution for the big quantitites of really fat people in all the country. But also because Miami is one of the fattests.
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