Great post Martin. Heart problems are such a concern and in most cases totally preventable. The odds are so much better, almost negligible when within proper weight limits. Now weight is not a determinate of fitness level, I have seen people considered obese finish Ironman triathlons but for the most part obesity is a death sentence to quality and quantity of life.

You rarely see obese people living into their 50's. Seeing children obese as they are today, you realize a generation may live less than the ones previous, thanks to heart conditions brought on by obesity or sedentary lifestyle.

Children should see a model of health as a path to their future. Not the shock of seeing their always obese family member die a painful death in front of everyone on a hike and knowing that it was because they didn't take care of them self.