This is the track length of my jogging track and it amuses me when i see the way people use it and the different kinds of exercises they do at the site.It all starts as soon as you enter the ground and watch hoards of people in all shapes and sizes, age no bar,but with mandatory accessories loaded on them( reminds me of a top end car for sale fully loaded) ,trying to shed those calories they have acquired over a period of time.The apple ipods, the fancy smart phones, the neck embracing earpieces and if not FM stations blaring from the fancy mobiles which fuels this walk or jog.Without this they just are not able to start the routine as it seems to appear.Then come the fancy outfits, branded-unbranded, washed -unwashed,sporty or traditional,keds or flip flops,bare feet or kitos all are part of this fancy calorie parade.It reminds me of Rio in Baroda.
Then the walk starts and as is seen in our daily traffic violations , and habits die hard, people start anticlockwise and come from the opposite direction when the whole world is going clockwise!!Why so?Just to show probably that ----I am different:).Then come those who actually come for a morning gossip or chat session while walking and talk at the top of their voices enough for the people to know what they ate last night or who was hospitalised and what is good , clean food etc etc.They walk in two's or threesome and block the way for serious walkers,unperturbed by the nuisance they create. Then those who come to demonstrate their mastery in yoga and or how they can grunt to challenge the likes of venus williams on a tennis court.Running with the hands up in the air, walking with crooked arms and twisted legs to demonstrate that they do something outlandish to attract attention of the passerby or just plain simple....get their egos massaged.Husband and wives, some of them arguing , some walking in stoic silence, some walking at different pace, and others just to sit out on the benches and catch up with some personal time which they don't get otherwise at home.The youngsters come with various intents.A few who are fitness freaks ,grunting till their heart and lungs jump out of their bodies and some to sit out on their 2 wheelers chatting up with their loved ones under the pretext of exercise.
What amuses me is the extent to which mobile companies and network providers are minting money due to the fitness mania.The objective of this jogging track is to burn calories and not money.However , the 30 minutes of talk time that people use talking to god know who through out the walk is fascinating.Then , how economy grows and entreprenuers find opportunities is a classic example here.The herbal juices, sold of a bicycle for 5 /10 bucks a glass and people feel that "wow, this is elixir".Magic potion of Asterix and Obleix that will help them to pow wow through life!!!!Others , sit in various mudras and do pranayam, walk on the grass bare foot or simply gaze at the Sun and take their daily quota of Vitamn D.
That is how I experience my morning walk.Interesting indeed and very absorbing.
Then the walk starts and as is seen in our daily traffic violations , and habits die hard, people start anticlockwise and come from the opposite direction when the whole world is going clockwise!!Why so?Just to show probably that ----I am different:).Then come those who actually come for a morning gossip or chat session while walking and talk at the top of their voices enough for the people to know what they ate last night or who was hospitalised and what is good , clean food etc etc.They walk in two's or threesome and block the way for serious walkers,unperturbed by the nuisance they create. Then those who come to demonstrate their mastery in yoga and or how they can grunt to challenge the likes of venus williams on a tennis court.Running with the hands up in the air, walking with crooked arms and twisted legs to demonstrate that they do something outlandish to attract attention of the passerby or just plain simple....get their egos massaged.Husband and wives, some of them arguing , some walking in stoic silence, some walking at different pace, and others just to sit out on the benches and catch up with some personal time which they don't get otherwise at home.The youngsters come with various intents.A few who are fitness freaks ,grunting till their heart and lungs jump out of their bodies and some to sit out on their 2 wheelers chatting up with their loved ones under the pretext of exercise.
What amuses me is the extent to which mobile companies and network providers are minting money due to the fitness mania.The objective of this jogging track is to burn calories and not money.However , the 30 minutes of talk time that people use talking to god know who through out the walk is fascinating.Then , how economy grows and entreprenuers find opportunities is a classic example here.The herbal juices, sold of a bicycle for 5 /10 bucks a glass and people feel that "wow, this is elixir".Magic potion of Asterix and Obleix that will help them to pow wow through life!!!!Others , sit in various mudras and do pranayam, walk on the grass bare foot or simply gaze at the Sun and take their daily quota of Vitamn D.
That is how I experience my morning walk.Interesting indeed and very absorbing.
