And while using the gym treadmill you can look outside at people walking around for free.
I used to bike to work at an office building that had a spin class studio on the first floor. I was continually bemused at what fucking idiots those people were, wasting their time driving somewhere in order to waste even more time and money paying to ride a bike, when they could’ve just ridden their bike to wherever they needed to go for free and get their exercise along the way. I don’t care what excuses they use to rationalize it; it makes no damn sense.
From what I know, this is one of the things that make the car-dependency in the US a serious issue
I live in the capital of Norway, and damn near everything here is in walkable distance, and it’s so great. If I go somewhere I either take the public transit and/or walk, which really does add up over time. I can end up walking for many hours each week, which doesn’t feel burdensome or boring, and can effectively replace the treadmill. Then maybe take a few more brisk walks beside the river if I feel like it or something like that, which is nicer than in a gym.
I used to bike to work at an office building that had a spin class studio on the first floor. I was continually bemused at what fucking idiots those people were, wasting their time driving somewhere in order to waste even more time and money paying to ride a bike, when they could’ve just ridden their bike to wherever they needed to go for free and get their exercise along the way. I don’t care what excuses they use to rationalize it; it makes no damn sense.
From what I know, this is one of the things that make the car-dependency in the US a serious issue
I live in the capital of Norway, and damn near everything here is in walkable distance, and it’s so great. If I go somewhere I either take the public transit and/or walk, which really does add up over time. I can end up walking for many hours each week, which doesn’t feel burdensome or boring, and can effectively replace the treadmill. Then maybe take a few more brisk walks beside the river if I feel like it or something like that, which is nicer than in a gym.
I use my bike to go to the gym, then use the treadmill and the equipment to work out and then bike back home. Am I an idiot?