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Exploring Our Town By Bike
Last week, my wife and I bought brand new Schwinn Midtown bicycles from Costco. Since then, we’ve been riding around town without a care in the world! Actually, I’ve been doing a lot of riding during the day as a way to unwind and relax and it’s been such weather for it too here in Maryland.
One of the primary motivations for the bike was to introduce more exercise into my day and reduce my carbon footprint. In general, my daily travels consist of maybe a visit to the post office and a visit to the gym. For each, the drive is less than three miles in what amounts to psuedo-city driving (both have about four traffic lights). The city I live in happens to be very pedestrian and bike friendly, with a plethora of paths in between developments.
Just today, I took a twenty minute (maybe it was thirty minutes, I can’t really tell) bike ride over to the post office where I checked my PO Box. I tossed what little mail I did have into my pack and started on my way back. About halfway, I saw a path that led in a direction I thought was the local lake. I decided to go on a little exploratory adventure and started down the path. Within minutes I was onto the lake and familiar territory, all because I was willing to try it out on bike. Had I been on foot, I would’ve just taken the regular route because I didn’t want to get myself lost. On a bike, I could easily turn around and be back where I started within minutes.
This also represents a practically free (on a marginal basis) and healthy way to spend more time with my wife doing something we both enjoy, being outdoors. We can ride around our little down, get some exercise, and relax.
Subscribe to the comments for this postSeven Gadgets to Help Get In Shape
One of last week’s Deal of the Day at SmartMoney was a look at seven gadgets that might help you get in better shape and they ran the gamut of accessories:
- Suunto wrist-top computer
- Nike + iPod Sport Kit
- Adidas-Polar Project Fusion
- Diet and Exercise Assistant for Palm OS
- Garmin Forerunner
- Wii Fit
- PumpOne
It was cool to see the Wii Fit in there, I recently tried out the unit at a Safeway National Capital BBQ Battle and came away very impressed with the unit. I don’t know if it will really help you get in shape but it certain can assist in helping understand your own balance and equilibrium.
As for the other gadgets, some are pricey and specific – I don’t really know what I’d do with a $220 Suunto t2c wrist-top computer. It can monitor your heart rate, caloric burn in real time, and upload that data to a personal training program.
Slideshow: 7 Gadgets to Help Get You in Shape [Smart Money]
