3 Too easy

Yesterday I fell to the temptation of having two Hungry Jacks meals with some uni-friends after our lecture. It felt amazing. But at the same time I was terribly guilty and wished I had resisted. 
As I went home after my guilty meal I decided to take my bike out for a ride back into the city to soak up the beautiful spring weather and burn off the burgers...

A lot has changed on the trails and routes since my last ride out to the city in Autumn. There were a few more picnic areas erected around the Yarra Bend and some more benches and facilities for families. But this isn't what I want to talk about today.

What I really want to talk about is this new climbing wall under Monash Freeway, near Burnley Tunnel. Open to public and built in space that is normally left empty.

It's far too easy for many places like under a bridge or behind a parking lot to build a few walls to climb for the public. It's even easier for us Potatoes to be active and engage in active activities with our friends and family with the many facilities readily available in the community.

Many cities like Melbourne are full of nature trails and tracks shared between pedestrians, furry little family members and cyclists. These trails are great for having a walk, run or cycle with family or friends. Not to mention the musculoskeletal developing facilities located along some of these tracks and trails.

Various community events catered for young children to seniors hold various yoga, tai-chi, and other exercise classes in parks, community centers and other open areas free of charge to the community. There are also cycling groups where you can join free of charge with no commitment on set dates of the month or week.

Isn't it easy to be engaged in active activity?

Too easy.

Kwongie

0 Tough Mudder

You all might be wondering, what on earth is "Tough Mudder".

I thought I'd like to talk about something that popped up over a coffee with some mates, I was talking to one of them about an event I really wanted to participate in, known as the Tough Mudder.

A 10-12 mile obstacle course designed by the British military with 25 obstacles involved. Something that's about finishing together, perseverance and working with everyone around you. It is not about finishing first, but about the experience with your team and others that have participated in the event. You might be thinking, it's a male dominated sporting event. Yes, there are quite a number of male participants, but there are also an increasing number of female participants wishing to challenge themselves and show people who they are and what they're capable of.

Unfortunately I am not able to make it in time for 2013 Melbourne Tough Mudder event, but seeing my friends are highly interested and have already formed a team, why don't my fellow potatoes have a go?

Game enough?