Your Walking Kit: Things You Need with You When Brisk Walking or Jogging

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You need to take some stuff with you when you're brisk walking, jogging or running outdoors. Anything can happen out there, so you have to be ready.

What if, while jogging, a strong earthquake suddenly strikes? Or, you're a considerable distance from home and then a thunderstorm happens plus a tornado? What would you do? What do you immediately need?

Here are things I take with me when jogging or brisk walking:

1. Extra cash.
2. Small bottle of water.
3. Small bottle of alcohol.
4. Cell phone.

I put them in a small belt bag I strap around my waist.

Extra Cash: In case you're several kilometers from home and you get an injury that makes walking difficult, you can take a cab to the nearest hospital. Or, you suddenly feel hungry or anything, you can buy from the nearest grocery store.

Small Bottle of Water: This is self-explanatory. It's for taking a bath. :D

Small Bottle of Alcohol: What if you suddenly get wounded---like when a gunfight suddenly happens and you're in the middle of it, or an amok suddenly thrusts a knife at you ? The first thing you should do is clean the wound.

Cell Phone: If an emergency should happen, the first thing you should do is inform your family. Or, if a sudden catastrophe should happen, the first thing you want to do is find out if your family is safe.

I also take with me a pen with sturdy casing and point. First, it's for writing stuff on paper (phone number of an apartment for rent you're interested in, or jutting down other information). Second, it serves as weapon.

I can even turn it into a deadly weapon with my Filipino martial arts skills. It's not really a deadly weapon (so you can't get apprehended by the police for deadly weapon). and metal detectors won;t pay attention to it.

Brisk walking or jogging outdoors is not all fun and workout. Remember, you have to be safe all the time when you go out there.

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