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W H AT A S C O R C H E R
O N 'Y E R BIKE
CAPITAL
CONDITIONING
62%
HOMERTON
LONDON
FIELDS
VICTORIA
PARK
LONDON
STADIUM
OF LONDONERS
EXERCISE AT LEAST
ONCE A WEEK
LONDON
BOW
THEY ARE MOST
LIKELY TO OPT
FOR AN EARLY
MORNING CLASS,
BETWEEN 6-10am
Get back to nature
The balance to London bustle
22%
RUNNING
INCREASE IN "BORIS BIKE"
USE FROM THEIR LAUNCH
IN JULY 2010 TO APRIL 2018,
WHEN THEY RECORDED
THEIR 70-MILLIONTH HIRE
IS THE CAPITAL'S
PREFERRED
FORM OF
EXERCISE
12%
OF LONDONERS
EXERCISE 4-6
TIMES A WEEK
EASY WI NS FO R A MO RE MIN DFUL SUMME R
THERE ARE OVER
45,300
RUN COMMUTES
EVERY WEEK
IN UK
THERE ARE OVER
253,000
CYCLE COMMUTES
EVERY WEEK
IN UK
7%
OF LONDONERS
WOULD USE YOGA
OR MEDITATION
AS A WAY OF
RELAXING
6.4
miles
500m
EMBRACE
NATURE
APPRECIATE
FOOD
JUST BE
GRATEFUL
Lucy Anna Scott,
author of Mindful
Thoughts for City
Dwellers, advocates
getting out to the
nearest available
natural feature of the
city. "Find a large tree
and sit on the ground
with your back to the
trunk," she suggests.
"Watch how the leaves
flutter in the breeze, or
the birds swoop in the
sky. Take your shoes off
and enjoy the sensation
of your feet in the grass.
Even a little water
fountain can help put
you in a different
mental space."
Instead of wolfing
down your food and
rushing to get back to
the grind, take time
over your lunch,
advises Lucy. "Chew
things slowly and note
how it tastes. Perhaps
you could think about
where it comes from
and the person who
has grown and
harvested it for a
moment. Sharing food
is also a wonderful
ritual, and there's
nothing better to ease
a worried mind than
enjoying a meal in the
company of your close
friends or family."
Wellness expert
Dani Binnington,
an author at website
Healthy Whole Me,
recommends drawing
your thoughts to all the
things you are grateful
for while you are
walking on your break.
"Focus on the little as
well as the big things:
your friends, family,
health, the sunshine or
having enough money
to eat well every day,"
she says. "Practising
gratitude puts difficult
situations into
perspective. It makes us
happier by making us
realise what we have."
June 2018 BA LA N CE
141ft
elevation
gain
30 minutes
(longer with
pit stops!)
Station-based free bike share
company Ofo (responsible for
those yellow cycles you see
dotted around the city) reveal
the best way to explore east
London's parks.
START BY LONDON FIELDS
Home to a Lido and Pub on the Park,
the route meanders across Mare
Street into residential roads and
down towards Victoria Park.
ENTER VICTORIA PARK
From the north side on Gore Road,
head in a north-east direction
along the footpath. Find a quiet
spot, or continue to the most
eastern corner. Take the footbridge
over the East Cross Route,
dropping down into Hackney Wick.
TAKE THE WALLIS FOOTBRIDGE
Cross the Lee Canal Towpath into
the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
and head past the Copperbox
Arena, which hosted the Handball
and Modern Pentathlon during the
2012 Olympics. Continue over the
River Lee and catch a glimpse of
the Lee Valley VeloPark, the site of
many heroic performances by the
GB Track Cycling squad.
STOP AT THE WETLANDS WALK
A peaceful area in the middle of
the Olympic Park to stop and catch
your breath.
RETURN ALONG THE SAME ROUTE
Head back to Victoria Park. Upon
entering, turn left and cruise down
to the south, past the Pavillion Cafe.
Exit on the south-west corner and
join the Regent's Canal Towpath.
CONTINUE ALONG THE TOWPATH
After a short while, you'll hit
Broadway Market, a vibrant place
to grab some lunch or an evening
meal, then drift north back in to
London Fields where you
can park up your bike.
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