Recently, I've made it my goal to give up driving to any destination which is in biking distance. Mainly, that means school. From my apartment, it's approximately 3 miles and 20 minutes by bike....including a few (smallish) hills.
And believe it or not, almost a week into this biking experiment I'm really kind of loving it.
I tried biking a few months back but gave it up because I hated sweating on my way to school. But now, yes, I do get sweaty...especially where my backback is...but I just bring and extra shirt and deal with it. No more mrs.wimpy pants.
The way I see it, biking will afford me many benefits:
1. No gas and less car maintenance/depreciation monetary savings. And I won't be renewing my annual parking pass in a month...thats another chunk of cash saved.
2. I get 40 minutes per day of cardio without even thinking about it...I'm burning so many calories I can hardly eat enough to keep up...seriously.
3. Good for the environment. My hippie alter-ego is growing more fierce each day. When global warming happens...don't blame me!
4. Overall wellbeing. Biking makes me slow down. During my commute I can enjoy watching little bunnies on the bike path, enjoy the beautiful campus where I work, feel the fresh air on my face. It's wonderful.
I'm still trying to decide if I want to attempt grocery shopping by bike...hmm. I think I'll have to work up to that...
Are there any changes you've recently made that seemed somewhat inconvenient at first but ended up being overall beneficial?
P.S This is a really cool calculator that helps you figure out the true cost of driving.
http://bicycleuniverse.info/
P.S This is a really cool calculator that helps you figure out the true cost of driving.
http://bicycleuniverse.info/
