There has been a lot of pontificating about New Zealand's obesity epidemic.
Do we cut the GST from fruit and vegetables or add a sugar tax to make the litres of soft drink consumed each year less desirable.
Policy has been written about fighting the epidemic and of course it sounds good on paper.
But what we need is more people getting off their backside - like Les Hokianga.
He is helping overweight dads trim down. Mr Hokianga has been motivating a group nicknamed The Front Row to get moving.
And they've been moving with purpose four times a week for the past six months.
The 25 men who make up The Front Row are all more than 150kg with the average weight sitting at 190kg. They know they've got some work to do.
Mr Hokianga is determined to make a dent in our dire health statistics by increasing activity in our communities.
Many players in the health and fitness industry target woman, specifically mothers to pass on good nutrition to their children.
But fathers are just as important and that's who Mr Hokianga is working with.
He rightly says, that fathers have a major impact on nutrition as they are often called to pick up food for the family on the way home and takeaways are often the easy option.
The more positive influences we have on our children to choose healthy food the better.
Mr Hokianga has the support of Marcus Agnew and Sir Graeme Avery who are driving the Hawke's Bay Community Health and Sport Centre which is proposed for the Regional Sports Park.
Any programme or facility that increases the health and well being of our community has to be a good thing.