Green Living Column March 2016: Greening Your Exercise Routine
PENCINTA ALAM MARCH 2016 GREEN LIVING COLUMN GREENING YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE By Wong Ee Lynn <wongeelynn@yahoo.com / gl.mnselangor@yahoo.com> Most of us would not give much thought to the question of whether we are exercising in an environmentally-responsible and non-wasteful manner. After all, there are not many pastimes simpler or greener than exercising. However, the fitness industry can often persuade us to spend, consume and drive more than we need. Here are ways in which we can reduce the environmental footprint of our exercise routines: 1. Until the last two decades, most people got their exercise by carrying out outdoor activities -- cycling, running, walking and playing outdoors. Instead of signing up with a gym or fitness centre, find ways to exercise outdoors, for example, by jogging around your neighbourhood, going hiking at the nearest forest reserve, walking up and down the stairs at work, cycling to the shops and using the outdoor exercise equipment at the nearest p...