Long before there were machines to work out on and competitive sports to remain moving and before wars were being fought, man didn't think about conditioning as a means of keeping healthy. He simply knew if he didn't hunt, he wouldn't eat and when he didn't run, something would hunt him. They were tough times that focused simply on survival. The general method that people persuade one other will depend on various factors: I've a weight problem my life. My parents bought me "huskies" while I would definitely grammar school. I wasn't an extremely active kid. My parents always provided 3 good meals to me daily. School lunches were actually nutritious in those days. They weren't anything like now with pizza, tacos, hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, sweet sodas and all sorts of types of chips and desserts. I hear french fries include the main course especially with school girls. Today's kids don't have a chance.