Thursday, January 21, 2010

My glimpse of #rural #tamilnadu

I had a meeting in Thanjavur, and decided to drive down. The roads were quite awesome - see pic below- which also had its share of these digital display boards. Quite impressive. What i liked the most - i saw NO accidents. Which is unsual considering the fact its a NH 45 - part of the north - south corridor.


Our meeting took us outside thanjavur - to a place called Allakudi, near Vellam. Crossed a few bridges and lots of farm land to reach there. and it was exquisite.




hoping not to look too touristy but professional (1stop short of a tie and blazer) i took all these pictures from the car.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

of #gyms and #excercise!

Over the past month and a half, i have had my "wake up call" and have started visiting the gym regularly, and am watching my diet to the T.

the last few weeks at the gym have been interesting. been seeing quite an eclectic mix of individuals, body builders and just regular folks.

so i jog for about 10 mins and run for another 10 mins, over the 20 mins that i walk to warm up, this is what i like doing, and have been able to push my stamina, by either increasing the speed, inclination or just duration. step by step, its been painful, but rewarding.

i see some folks, who come and jog for 1 minute, keep wondering - HOW does this help? 1 minute?

another group - they put their weight onto the handlebars of the treadmill and walk- yes now this IS going to help you exercise and loose weight.

yet another group get onto the cross trainer and move really crazyly fast. again, for a grand total of 2 mins.

Like schools, i think gyms need to insist on high levels of personal hygine. this one dude stinks- not the best fragrance you want near your nostrils when you are breathing hard to keep your pace at 12kmph.

well, its been a fun journey, and i guess this is something one has to live with! :)
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