Again I am forced inside with a raging winter storm. We were without power for at least an hour, but finally electricity was restored. I am not winter sports lover except for being a hockey fan. When I was younger I enjoyed cross country skiing at Wasaga Beech trails called the Blue Berry Plains, the trails are made up of beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of difficulty. I enjoyed the intermediate which I used to do two rounds with my friends every week day we covered 14 miles a day on skis except the weekends when it got busy. I was in very good shape after using the trails daily for the winter months. At the end of the season I was fit enough to bicycle back and forth from Collingwood to Blue Mountain without getting winded.
A horrible thing happened when I started driving everywhere like a lot of us do, I put on weight and got flabby. Then about five years ago gave up the car and started walking daily for the amount of travelling I do in Collingwood. I don't like transit because of they are often crowded so I prefer to walk. I know people have told me I'm crazy because I walk on a warm summer's day in the rain, but I love it. You don't melt with a bit of rain falling, just wear a hat to cover your head and that's all you need. I long for weather which one can get out and walk. I own a treadmill and it doesn't compare to getting outdoors in the fresh air. The only problem we face as pedestrians is bicycles that do not obey the bylaws and ride on the sidewalks. It is a dangerous thing with being almost rundown by bicycles, after all there are bicycle paths on the side of the roads for cyclist, I just wish they would use them. When I ride my bicycle I try to follow the rules of the road and stay to the bike paths, it's as easy as that. Safety is important whether you are cyclist or a pedestrian, walk on the sidewalk and cycle on the bike paths if they are available.
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