Brisk Walking in the Rain

From businessinsider.com

If it's raining---like now. It's been raining hard since last week---you can still do an aero workout outdoors---brisk walking with an umbrella to protect you.

I actually tried it several times. It's more refreshing.

But don't jog or run. I don't need to tell you how the street pavement is slippery. And do wear rubber boots. In my case, I wore this cheap rubber shoes with lots of hole designs on them. I just avoided walking on flooded areas and getting my feet wet with water from the street canal. And I made sure I didn't have any wounds on my feet, too.

To avoid leptospirosis.

It's kind of odd brisk walking in the rain under an umbrella. People looked at me like I was the Penguin and they had to call Batman right away. But I think there's more adventure in it. You brave the heavy rains, get all wet eventually, enjoy the streets to yourself, and be the talk of the town later (suddenly you are popular).

And I believe you develop your heart and lung health this way more. The air tends to become thin when it's raining hard. So, if you brisk walk in it and gasp for air more, you strengthen your heart and lungs.

Not to mention you save on water, too. It's like swimming---you workout and also "take a bath," as it were, at the same time. So you need just a bit of water for the final bathing later. Imagine if this happens everyday. You save on your water bill, too.

Well, some folks I know don't bother with umbrellas. They just get wet in the rain either brisk walking or jogging. Some take off their shirts.

But whatever you do, never brisk walk or jog during a thunderstorm. I've seen joggers here brave fierce lightning and thunder and they think that just because they got away with it, it's safe. In any open area where you prove to be the highest thing standing, lightning could strike you. Don't wait till something terrible happens to you before you realize how silly a thing is.

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