A slightly less silly way to get more exercise
I posted a slightly silly idea for getting more exercise the other day.
After going down to the Bronx Zoo with Tom & Kailey this Saturday I had better numbers to use, and figured out that it's probably not cost effective to go every week. Maybe once a month.
Instead, I'm going to try to explore closer interesting places each weekend. The problem with that plan is that I'm not sure what nearby towns are worth exploring. Note: By "explore," I mostly mean window shop. Yes, I like hiking in the woods, but since I'm using this as a way to trick myself into getting more exercise I need something that keeps my brain too busy to notice how tired my body is getting. Cities and towns do that for me in a way that nature doesn't.
I'm defining "nearby" as less than a two hour drive away. Anybody have any suggestions? They need to have a downtown with enough interesting shops in it that it will take me several hours to fully explore.
This is my list so far:
After going down to the Bronx Zoo with Tom & Kailey this Saturday I had better numbers to use, and figured out that it's probably not cost effective to go every week. Maybe once a month.
Instead, I'm going to try to explore closer interesting places each weekend. The problem with that plan is that I'm not sure what nearby towns are worth exploring. Note: By "explore," I mostly mean window shop. Yes, I like hiking in the woods, but since I'm using this as a way to trick myself into getting more exercise I need something that keeps my brain too busy to notice how tired my body is getting. Cities and towns do that for me in a way that nature doesn't.
I'm defining "nearby" as less than a two hour drive away. Anybody have any suggestions? They need to have a downtown with enough interesting shops in it that it will take me several hours to fully explore.
This is my list so far:
- Lake George, NY
- New Paltz, NY
- Chatham, NY
- Hudson, NY
- Red Hook, NY
- Rhinebeck, NY
- Bennington, VT
- Stockbridge, MA
- Pittsfield, MA
- Williamstown, MA
- Springfield, MA
- Northampton, MA
- Catskill, NY
- New York, NY
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Ballston Spa, NY
- Woodstock, NY & Saugerties, NY - Woodstock takes me about 4 hours, Saugerties about 2, so I'm combining them into one day from now on.
- Shaftsbury, VT
- Cooperstown, NY
- Great Barrington, MA
- Cobleskill, NY
- Manchester, VT
- New York, NY