Who sits on a cozy couch eating delicious snacks while watching a movie with a physically fit lead running to catch a notorious criminal or training to fly to Mars? Me, I am that who. All the while having the delusional epiphany, I could totally do that job, well if I were motivated and had someone encouraging me with stern outspread comforting angel wings.

A livable community with active accessible events improve health, wellness, and overall quality of life, in other words, angel wings. Adults have reported up to 45 extra minutes of aerobic activity when positive neighborhood social support was present. Meeting aerobic, strength, and other physical activity guidelines is positively related to having select individual components of neighborhood social cohesion. 

Teresa Perkins is a sustainability journalist, who is creating research-based content pertaining to resilient communities and social equity at local, national, and global level for publication and distribution.

Teresa Perkins