Walking and Biking are the Healthiest Solutions for You and the Planet
It is time to ditch the car
“Are you a personal trainer?” a girl I just met asked me.
She, same as most of the people I meet, assumed I train at the gym.
Though my body is far from that of a personal trainer, at that moment, I was flattered.
The thing is, I don’t like going to the gym. The idea to sweat in a concrete box where everyone else is sweating doesn’t motivate me.
It disgusts me.
My secret for having a toned body is simple, yet it surprises most people: I don’t own a car.
I never had a car. I don’t even know how to drive.
When I was in college, I couldn’t afford to buy a car. As time passed, I developed an issue with cars.
First, I saw the effect of cars on the environment. As the number of wheels on the road increased in Prishtina — the city I live, the air quality got worse. Sometimes during the winter, the air quality index showed the air I breathe is hazardous.
That’s no joke. A quarter of worldwide CO2 emission comes from transport — mainly motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
