As humans we have a built in, state of the art, energy saving device. We have LEGS! If you’re here on the Gazelle Sports website you are probably either a runner, a walker, into living a healthy life style, or you are aspiring to be one or all of these things.
A lot of times as runners we (I speak at least for myself) design a route, a number of miles, a loop, a time frame, an out and back, etc… to ‘get our run in’. Well, I have a question for you: what happened to using out legs as a source of transportation? Combining a work out and an errand, killing two birds with one stone.
Last night I was trying to figure out my day. I knew what I needed to accomplish: a run, breakfast with my dad (he’s visiting briefly,) I have to go to work, squeeze in some homework, shower at some point, eat, go to the bank, grocery shop, prepare for a get together… my list kept getting longer and longer and I was trying to figure out what I could cut out. Seeing my dad (and getting a free breakfast) was not an option to drop, homework must be done, so on and so on. It seemed my run was the only thing that wasn’t absolutely and totally necessary. (But really, in my mind it is, so I knew it that wasn’t an option either.) breakfast
So what did I do you ask? Breakfast with my dad was planned for 7:30am, I woke at 6:30 and headed out the door in the direction of the bakery we were meeting at. I looped around and ran until just after the sun came up (about 7:20) and was stretching in the parking lot as my Dad’s Outback pulled up. I gave him a sweaty hug (he’s a runner too, so he didn’t mind) and we enjoyed a delicious breakie and convo.
I guess what I’m saying is: use your legs to bring you somewhere. Whether it be a walk to the store, a run on the way to drop something off, a bike ride to work or any other combination of things you can dream up help yourself (your fitness) and the environment, leave the car at home and use what we have naturally to get there!