The Mayor Wants You to Lose Weight

Over the past couple of years New York City has taken leaps towards healthy living, thanks to good old Bloomberg. Sure, his required calorie count posting hasn’t stopped many of us from devouring Big Macs and Frappachinos, but they now come with a supersized side of guilt.

The City’s health department is also watching our food intake for us, with guidelines that ban trans fats and limit salt intake.

And now, another attempt to take this city from flabby to rock-solid: the Active Design Guidelines recently put in place to encourage architects to design public spaces in ways conducive to physical activity.