After eight hours of work, most Americans come home to kids, errands and bills. It has gotten to the point where time spent on oneself is considered "pampering" and a "luxury" that unfortunately, many Americans can't afford.

This stigma has catapulted America itself into the "unhealthy" category. Childhood obesity is on the rise, and over 40 percent of adults over 65 cannot complete normal household chores due to medical disabilities brought on by a sedentary lifestyle.

Still, health is not considered a priority. An average of 10 billion dollars a year is spent in America on entertainment including movies and television. Roughly 110 billion dollars were spent on fast food last year in America. Americans average 2.5 televisions per household and three personal computers. But the average number of gym memberships in America is 45.3 million. That’s about 15 percent of the country.

While Americans are home, watching television or browsing the Internet, what are they watching? Most television shows cast skinny celebrities, and that upsets the overweight population at large. Forty seven billion dollars was spent on advertising last year, and in the average TV commercial break, at least one advertisement is a diet or weight loss ad. That makes us feel bad.

Imagine if everybody downgraded things like cable packages and video game systems. Imagine if Americans put a few dollars aside every month to visit a health club and talk to a personal trainer about a health program that could promise them a healthy, better lifestyle. Imagine if the time Americans spent with their kids was interactive and healthy. Imagine if people lived independent lives well into their golden years. Have our lives really become a luxury item that we cannot afford?