The last week was highlighted by a visit to London to meet up with two of my high school friends. We traveled far: one from Montreal, Canada, another from Goa, India, and my humble self from Luebeck, Germany. I thought we would spend all our time sitting in some café talking the three days through, but we actually spent a good portion of the day walking. I find that big city living consists of a lot of walking. Maybe those of you here living in Paris or New York can confirm this. I wish I had a pedometer for it would have been interesting to know.
Living in a relatively small city like Luebeck, there is no need to wear a pedometer, for I know all the distances.
So, a summary of last week:
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: hours of walking each day
Monday: 16 km cycling, 40 min. walking
Tueday: 15 min. walking, 25 min. yoga
Wednesday: 15 min. yoga
Thursday: 1 hour yoga
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6 Comments
July 5, 2008 at 11:24 am
Living in a big city like Paris does provide me with a lot of walking. And being a tourist in one is even more productive. I spent the last week with friends from the UK and walked an average of 16,500 steps every day.
No fast walking, just walking around taking photos. But you do get pretty tired at the end of the day!
I love London, by the way, You sound like you had a great week.
July 5, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Good for you– out of the cafe and onto the street! I’d be tempted to do the reverse, use the excuse to myself that it’s harder to have conversation while walking.
Yes, living in large urban space does encourage movement. Downside: too many enticements for TV-watching and casual eating; I see so many pudgy grade schoolers and adults who spill over the one-person space on buses and subways. We’ve really suffered in U.S. with elimination of physical education classes in public school curriculua.
July 5, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Naomi, I just had a conversation with a good friend of mine who lives up in Williamstown about overweight young children. It really does seem more prevalent in the States and Canada then it does in Europe. My friend’s theory is that there is food Everywhere you go. The idea of going off for the afternoon without any food at hand has become a foreign concept. When I was a child, growing up in Montreal, we’d have lunch and then go outdoors to play and only come home for dinner.
I love talking while walking. It is one of the few forms of multitasking that I can accomplish any more (smile).
Claude, the time in London was passed just as you said, walking and talking and then falling in bed tired as can be.
July 6, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Some of my friends who took a trip to Paris said that they had found the French fatter than they used to be 5 years ago.
Doctors worry a lot about children’s obesity here, essentially having to do with watching TV, playing on the computer, little exercise and McDonald’s.
July 6, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Claude, same here in Germany. Yet, this year’s trips to NYC and Toronto showed me that even though children and teens are getting fatter here, it is not in the same proportion as the kids I saw there.
July 6, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Way to go, Lia!!!! I really admire your hanging in with your program!!!
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