Traffic in big cities is one of the reasons why people decide to leave them. As is the case with This woman who left Florida, sold her car and decided to continue his life in SeattleWashington. In his new home, he chose to stop driving and use another form of transportation.
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Not only does she not use a car or any other means of transportation, she now runs to work, according to what the protagonist of the story told Business InsiderHowever, Amy Rigby said that this was not her idea at first, since He started walking three kilometers to get to workbut since it was far away, He decided to make the journey running and since then, he couldn’t stop doing it.
In a conversation with the aforementioned media, she said she was excited about this method: “I used to run anywhere within a five kilometer radius: to the supermarket, to the hairdresser, to dinners with my friends and to church.” Even, He gave up on taking his car to Seattle and sold it.
As he explained, In the last two years, he has run more than 430 kilometerswhich represents “11 percent of his total mileage” and explained why he does this: “It is at least 50 percent faster than walking. and avoids the carbon emissions generated by the use of a vehicle.”
The 30-year-old woman decided to run to work in Seattle
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What benefits did running bring to the woman who moved to Seattle and gave up driving?
Walking has incredible health benefits, so running has even more. But the woman, in her interview with Business Insiderdecided to recount other advantages of doing so: connection and community. “More than kilometers, Running to work has given me connections I never would have made and conversations I would never have had,” he revealed.
Even, He told an anecdote about a co-worker, whom he ran past while stuck in traffic“When he parked, he came in and looked at me in disbelief. I was already opening my mail at the office,” she said. She also revealed that running gave her a lot of self-confidence and helped her relate to other people.
