The "Walk from Office" campaign
In light of the fuel price hike by the Indian Government, I'm starting a "Walk from Office" campaign, supported by, currently, me.
The idea is to:
Walk back home from office. My office is less than 4 kilometers away from home, and I can easily walk back in 45 minutes - I take nearly that much to drive in peak traffic. Plus, I get some exercise. If I do this three times a week, I save Rs. 500 per month and perhaps more importantly, one kg per month!
I'll take an auto going up - why? I can't handle a whole workday after huffing and puffing for three quarters of an hour. When I develop more stamina, I'll walk it all.
If you're looking to do this as well, write me a comment. I'll keep the post updated, unless of course, I'm walking.
The Walk from Office List
1) Deepak Shenoy, Bangalore. 3.5 Kilometers.
2) Mohit, Ipswich. Walks *to* office. 1.6 kilometers.
3) Minkey Chief, Somewhere. Office=Home. 50 meters.
4) Vasan, 2930 steps, 2 steps a second, depending on traffic, 25 to 27 minutes. Very complicated maths, that.
9 Comments:
Go for it Deepak.
I've been walking to office every day the last 3 months...don't have the energy to usually walk back at the end of the day. But then it's easier to do it in Ipswich than in Bangalore. ;-))
Mohit,
Ipswich! I'd walk to office when I was there, but considering it was like next door to my hotel, there wasn't too much exercise.
But I'm joing to add your name anyhow.
woow good idea
Well, I'm not in a hotel. But yeah, the walk is less than a mile! You know there are some advantages of living in small places! ;-)
Minkey Chief,
You're in for 50 meters. You probably don't need the exercise.
Deepak,
Have linked to your post. Also, will be walking to & from work this month!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Are you planning a trip to Ipswich soon. I'm on the 3rd floor of the same building!!!
Hi Deepak,
Good of you to drop by my blog. I actually started reading your blog a week before i discovered that we had a common boss!
Will try & mail you excerpts of Eric Sink's book. His blog is at http://software.ericsink.com/ He also had a piece in Joel Spolsky's "The Best Software Writing".
Get one of these made by your carpenter. After that commuting is as easy as falling off your bed :-))))
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/07/
the-computer-bed-making-telecommuting-even-easier/
~Prajwal
Shenoy...where art thou?
KeEp bloggin man!
:)
This post remindsme of the days Hmmmmmm when I first got a temp. job durin my second yr at Uni, i had a nice excuse then to lose a few pounds heh...my workplace was only 20 minutes away! Refreshin mornin walks, I used to call em(good way to start the day) They kept me goin all day long. Walks are good, really.
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