Working Out(side)

I'm going to tell you something that you probably already knew: Despite their massive beer and bread consumption, Germany is a pretty healthy country. There are always exceptions to the rules, but let's be real...  They only have one main kind of potato chip. (Paprika, for those of you curious enough.) In restaurants, the menu is riddled with super-script numbers that forewarn of additives, preservatives, and all of the other delicious things we Americans love to munch on. And let's face it. Germany created a new way to walk, adding sticks that make it an upper-body workout as well. Go ahead and take a break to google "Nordic walking" It's über-silly looking, but all the Germans swear by it.

So, I haven't given in to the Nordic walking yet, but instead I found my way to work out in Germany and keep off the extra pounds. Trimm dich parcours. (roughly English: Trim yourself down, walking.) They are about an hour-long trail in the woods with stations every little bit. Every station is different and there is a sign to tell you what to do and how many times. For example, there are logs to lift and do squats with (... or y'know, not.) Monkey bars to go across, balance beams to try out, and stretches. So imagine mixing an army boot camp, without the drill sergeant, any idea of the black forest you have, and summer camp. Yeah, that's the best way I can think of to describe it. Irregardless, I'll be back to try it again and I'm only a little upset I only found this two weeks before I move to another city.

Naja. Bis bald, Leute!