Barometers
In the Washington Post, an article on “The Impassive Bystander“. We – most markedly when in a group – shrug off responsibility for helping. Two recent examples to be added to Kitty Genovese, et al.
And from NY Times: the push up is the “put up or shut up”, “got it or don’t”.
Based on national averages, a 40-year-old woman should be able to do 16 push-ups and a man the same age should be able to do 27. By the age of 60, those numbers drop to 17 for men and 6 for women. Those numbers are just slightly less than what is required of Army soldiers who are subjected to regular push-up tests.
