jparr Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 went in sheffield town centre and had to duck and weave round mobility scooters coming at me.mobility scooters are really good and must give a new lease of life to the old and disabled.my problem is you see so many being ridden by really fat people who will only get fatter as they are doing less excercise.with society getting fatter what is it going to be like in 20 years.i really do think something needs doing or the pavements will be over run with them.again i have no problems with ill old or disabled but not just cos your fat.whats the rest of you think.am i wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 A lot of disabled people put on weight precisely because they are disabled and cannot exercise. They use the scooters for the same reason. There are, no doubt, some people who use scooters just because they're lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy69 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 went in sheffield town centre and had to duck and weave round mobility scooters coming at me.mobility scooters are really good and must give a new lease of life to the old and disabled.my problem is you see so many being ridden by really fat people who will only get fatter as they are doing less excercise.with society getting fatter what is it going to be like in 20 years.i really do think something needs doing or the pavements will be over run with them.again i have no problems with ill old or disabled but not just cos your fat.whats the rest of you think.am i wrong There not fat, just big boned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 went in sheffield town centre and had to duck and weave round mobility scooters coming at me.mobility scooters are really good and must give a new lease of life to the old and disabled.my problem is you see so many being ridden by really fat people who will only get fatter as they are doing less excercise.with society getting fatter what is it going to be like in 20 years.i really do think something needs doing or the pavements will be over run with them.again i have no problems with ill old or disabled but not just cos your fat.whats the rest of you think.am i wrong Losing their mobility is often a factor in weight gain amongst the disabled... I see you haven't quite thought your thread through Never mind! It's easy to misunderstand mobility problems if you have never suffered yourself or known someone who has... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 A lot of disabled people put on weight precisely because they are disabled and cannot exercise. They use the scooters for the same reason. There are, no doubt, some people who use scooters just because they're lazy. Like Madge in Benidorm :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 The majority of people that use the free vehicles at Asda are mobile enough to walk into the café and have a sausage sandwich or to walk to their car ……….. the scheme is being misused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Not all disabled people are fat, I'm only about 14 stone Seriously, as someone else said, because we're disabled it's hard for us to exercise, I have all the fitness games for Kinect on Xbox 360 and have struggled to play any of them lately, partly due to time as I'm often busy but also motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Not all disabled people are fat, I'm only about 14 stone Seriously, as someone else said, because we're disabled it's hard for us to exercise, I have all the fitness games for Kinect on Xbox 360 and have struggled to play any of them lately, partly due to time as I'm often busy but also motivation. Bin the toys and go to a gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryRGirl Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Reminds me of WALL-E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Bin the toys and go to a gym. Not always easy for someone who has very restricted mobility, but then I suppose you have the right to say this having limited mobility yourself... What exercises do you do from your wheelchair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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