In today's paper I read the sorry statistics about the lack of exercise that many of us get. It's true, I feel much better after tearing myself off the sofa or away from this office chair.The thing is the study said that a fair proportion didn't even get the equivalent of a half hour of walking per day. Okay, my flabby arm is raised! Well, sometimes. Lately, I've taken to often walking uptown. It is only about a kilometer and a half but there's quite a substantial rise in elevation.
So as a downtown resident of New Westminster, I find a dose of extra cardio is pretty much built into any walk taken here. Luckily the increased heart beat is on the first leg of the journey as gravity helps out during the return trip.
I feel so much better after getting out. I did today. The picture to the right is Douglas College. I took the picture from the opposite side of 8th Street when walking down the hill from the library. Pretty soon lots of out-of-shape students will be walking the hill from the New Westminster SkyTrain Station up those steps.
After getting into a more healthy routine, I think I must make some sort of pledge. I have to promise myself that I'll always walk if I want to eat fast food. Doesn't walking less than a mile for a Whopper or Big Mac negate the unhealthy aspects of the meal?