Get this: the federal government is offering New Year’s advice on improving our health and managing our money — courtesy of the National Institutes of Health and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Their first recommended resolution: getting fit.

According to the NIH's “Making Your Resolutions Stick” page, common resolutions include losing weight, getting more physical activity and eating more nutritious foods.

Great idea, federal government — but don’t you see the irony in advising citizens to slim down, while your own corpulence — fiscal, bureaucratic and otherwise — continues to bloat?

Here’s another government recommendation: exercise more.

The NIH notes that regular physical activity reduces the risk of serious diseases, lowers stress and improves sleep.

No argument there. Americans need to get........

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