Green Experiment: Embracing Local Venues

This morning we wanted to go out for a walk, but we were also hungry. So, I asked, "Why don't we walk to breakfast?" We paused for a moment to consider distance and temperature. It was early morning so it was still cool outside and the restaurant we wanted to eat at wasn't far at all. Off we went on our morning adventure.

I knew I’d been more seden­tary than usual because of var­i­ous projects, but I didn’t real­ize how much so until I found myself out of breath while John and I were chat­ting. Granted we were walk­ing up an incline, but still it made me real­ize just how lit­tle I’ve been active lately. Of course, John thought the solu­tion to my being winded while chat­ting was for me to just not talk. Yeah, everyone’s a come­di­enne in my house.

We got to our des­ti­na­tion, ordered our break­fast and cof­fee, sat out­side and talked about how easy this was. Instead skip­ping our walk to stay home to eat break­fast or jump­ing in the car to pick up break­fast we opted to do both. We walked to our meal, enjoyed it and pro­ceeded to stroll back. I say stroll because with a full belly it is best to stroll.

The idea of doing some­thing like this on a more reg­u­lar basis came to us over cof­fee. It would be a way to get some exer­cise, save on fuel and really get to know our local venues. We have access to many restau­rants and busi­nesses all within walk­ing dis­tance of our neigh­bor­hood. Even my favorite cof­fee roast­ers are eas­ily acces­si­ble. It really got us think­ing about mak­ing an effort to con­duct this Green Exper­i­ment. One thing is for sure, I’m glad I live in a some­what hilly part of town which does offer more of a vari­able work­out just by walk­ing. I’ll keep you posted.

Tags: exercise, green experiment, San Antonio, walking