Back I Holland staying in shape was easy... ish. Haha. A lot of people do not have cars there and if they do, they use them to only to go place further than 8km (5 miles) away. The rest is bikes, bikes, and more bikes. I have lost weight since I moved here. But that is only because I have had a drastic cut back on my beer consumption haha. My endurance on the other hand, not so good. I too did not own a car. So I biked 3 miles a day to work and 3 miles back. On days I had a car at my disposal it would actually take longer to get to work. Anyway, A good tip, especially for someone in a warm flat landscape, get a bike get some saddle bags and do your shopping and short/close errands on the bike. It's fun, healthy, green and surprisingly not as time-consuming as you think once you are used to it. Just a thought.

Oh, and Dutch girls have the nicest legs...