-Taylor
http://www.taylorgillis.com

We are a long way from Paris as you describe commuting. I can’t get my mind around anything that would pry people out of there cars except high gas prices. And we haven’t come close to prices high enough for that yet for a majority of people to abandon 4000 pound vehicles for one that weighs 250.

Thanks for your comments!

And I fully understand the advantage of the scooter over the motorcycle if you have a camera hanging around your neck.

irondad: My pictures are just the result of a lot of practice. You know about the benefits of practice. Thanks for the kind words though.

While I can’t actually blog while I walk or ride I do think about things. Definitely less while riding but it’s still there. And with Twitter I can fill in thoughts while I walk from my phone.

I’m so modern…

cpa3485: I was nodding in agreement until the last part. She could have told you that it was the stuff that made Olympic athletes great and you would have believed her. I think I’ll keep walking….*grin*

Harv: Thanks for the words of encouragement. My bicycle stands in the basement ready to go. Maybe I can add it to my walking regimen. I just need to find the right balance of things.

I do have a bamboo flute and I have noticed that I can become winded after using it. How lame is that? I suspect once I learn how to play (and practice) my breathing will improve. Never thought about that.

thanks!

Walking is good for my thought processes. At least I can let my mind go without worrying about the bike following my mind, if you know what I mean. If only I could actually blog while walking or running my posts would match the high level of your photos.

I say keep riding a scooter and walk, jog, run, or whatever that stimulates the cardio-system for at least 20 minutes per day; that is all you need to keep the metabolism active.

Phil

I also picked up my sax after a thirteen year haitus. Joined the local classical band and play with them on Monday nights for three hours. I’ll miss a week though since the thing just went to the local horn master for a complete repad and tune up.

When I think of how we try to retain our health it seems that we forget exersizing our breathing. I’m no saint when it comes to health care but working the muscles through biking seems to improve more when I combine it with the horn playing that I used to do every other day.

I’m glad to read you’re taking steps (pun intended) to improve your health. If you ever played a horn, pick it up for an hour a day and you’ll see that all the other activities benefit from this simple and overlooked part of the training regimen.

I don’t mean to sound like I think I know something special or sound arrogant. But I know what works. When you can breathe well and deeply you can exersize the rest of the body better.

We tend to measure ourselves by how much we can endure. We only last until we’re out of breath.

Harv

My chiropractor says that riding anything on two wheels is good for the ‘core’ of your body. Her reasoning is that you have to use certain ‘core’ muscles in order to be able to balance yourself. Now I know that riding a scooter may not make you break a sweat, but maybe there is at least some validity to what she says.

You also may need to know that my chiropractor is a very attractive woman in her mid 30’s and because of that, I believe everything she says!!