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Thousand steps a day

Friday, October 10, 2008

There is one of the many things I did in Europe that I am trying to bring with me to the Philippines: WALKING. I am truly amazed how, every week, I drive my car to church, which is just a couple of meters away, but was able to walk KILOMETERS EVERYDAY while in Europe! AMAZING! And to think that I realized that actually enjoyed walking!

I asked myself, what is the distance I walk or how many steps do I actually take in a day? And I think…the distance I walked in Europe in 19 days must have been equivalent to the distance I would walk in 5 monrhs in the Philippines! Gosh! So depressing! I decided to do something about it. In my simple mind, i know there are advantages to walking:

–Walking can serve as your exercise (as a complement to diet pills).

–Walking is good for the heart and your health.

–Walking gives you the opportunity to see the wonders and beauty of a place (instead of just zooming them by).

–Walking gives you the opportunity to have interaction (even if just a smile) with another person.

–You will save on gas (and money). And walking is free!

So I will try to hang up my keys and try to start walking more.

(Although, it is important to note that it helped a lot that Europe had almost-pollution-free streets and the place was cold, so walking was actually easier and more like a luxury. Unlike here, it’s hot and you’ll likely catch all the smoke from cars. But hey, I said I’ll try. But I’m dead serious about trying…)

PS, There is one thing though that I loved in Europe that I know would not work here…biking (Odette is sooo lucky!). Sayang kasi it is also a form of exercise and is environment friendly. It was so nice to see people in suits riding a bicycle to work. How I wish that the Philippines can also be a bicycle country.

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Previous Comments

so glad to hear you’re home safe and sound!
so you enjoyed walking, that’s really great because that’s the only way to get around the narrow streets in the city centers, and to experience how the locals do it.

manila is not safe and conducive for walking, because of the pollution and sobrang init. so maybe you get away from the city in the weekend, and walk around.

that’s a pretty dress too, you look fab and cute!

Posted by odette at October 9, 2008, 9:27 pm

Artistahin ka dun sa first pic ah!

Pa-burger ka naman!

Posted by Rico at October 10, 2008, 9:43 am

Glad you liked walking, i will try that too, kaso mainit sa Gensan, malapit ang sun dito!

Posted by sheng at October 10, 2008, 10:04 am

Odette, tama ka, mainit dito kaya mahirap maglakad. But I’ll try my best…maybe within the village lang.

Rico, mauna ka…:)

Sheng, I really rediscovered the beauty of walking. Hope you do too.

Posted by kumarenggrace at October 10, 2008, 6:07 pm

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