Drive or Walk
Sat in the car waiting for a
friend to get off work and I watched an older lady get out of her car
and amble slowly to the store. Her joints just looked stiff and it
didn’t help she was very cranky looking. While she was crossing the
parking lot, a much older man rode up on his bike, jumped off like a 10
year old would in his spandex shorts and picked up his bike and almost
skipped to the bike lock up area. At one point they actually
intersected, he with his bike in the air and her with her creaky joints.
And
it got me to thinking. Walk or drive? If I had the choice and the
time what would my first instinct be? This morning we had to make soap
delivery and we chose to walk. I’d like to tell you it was 87 miles
away, the reality is it takes 30 minutes to walk one direction. And the
only reason we chose to walk was the reward of carrot cake and coffee
nearby.
And what about those
two seniors I saw in the parking lot? The older man was at least in
his 70’s but I don’t think he knew how old he was. He clipped around in
his biking shoes and if he hadn’t turned around and I saw his face, I
would have thought he was a teenager. So is biking/walking really that
healthy for you?
Here are some of the facts:
- Walking tunes up the cardiovascular system.
- Walking 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by 60 per cent.
- Walking is a spot reducer and melts abdominal fat. It also reduces the risk of chronic disease and improves balance and coordination.
Seriously?
I had no idea walking really did that much. My mother walks
everywhere, she has her driver’s license but she would rather walk than
drive. If you ask if she needs a drive she’ll just laugh, regardless if
its rainy or snowing, she will walk to the bank 30 minutes down the
road. It’s just the way she has always been while her slug daughters
have to be bribed with carrot cake and coffee to get their walk in.
Your turn, walk or drive?
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