There are plenty of ways we can reduce our impact on the environment. One of these, a really cheap one, is walking. Walking alone, with friends, with your boyfriend, with your mum, to? You can walk to work, to the pub, to the cinema, to the park wherever!
"Why not use a car?" you could ask me. I would reply with another question: Do you necessarily need to go everywhere by car? Think about it. A nice walk wakes you up when you go to work in the morning and makes you feel better when you go back home in the evening, especially if your job requires you to sit all day; it keeps you healthy, because it gives you energy, it helps you to burn calories, to prevent heart diseases and to stimulate your muscles! More benefits here.
A nice walk gives you the opportunity to enjoy the nature, to breathe and, why not, to meet new interesting people. "What if its a rainy, cold day?" Well, you can wear your best coat and rainy boots, open your umbrella and just go!
Moreover, walking is cheaper. Better again, it prevents stress!
Driving a car means:
- More money to spend every day in gasoline;
- More money to spend every day in parking;
- More money for the maintenance and insurance;
- Contributing to pollute the air YOU breath every day;
- More stress!
I have been working with the Connect4Climate team (a really green one!) for one year, studying with my colleagues the best ways not only to raise awareness about climate change globally, but also to engage young people in daily sustainable actions. The change needs to start from each of us, we should be the first to give an example on how to live in a greener way. I live 20 minutes away from the Connect4Climate office and I walk every day, by the rain, by the sun or by the snow, and I really enjoy it because it makes me feel better.
PS: You live far away from the place you want to reach? Take a bus or the metro, which will allow you to get closer and then just walk!
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