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I have been thinking about the consequences of working out (exercising) indoors ever since our campus opened up a state-of-the-art recreation center almost 5 years ago.\u00a0 Two indoor pools, a hot tub, at least 6 basketball courts, an elevated track, a climbing wall, rooms upon rooms of lifting equipment, free weights, exercise machines, step-aerobic class rooms, spinning bikes, treadmills, stationary bikes, and a variety of elliptical machines.\u00a0 It is wonderful to have all of these resources dedicated to helping our community members stay physically fit.\u00a0 Personally, I use the Olympic swimming pool, the free weights, and the elliptical machines the most.\u00a0 I can workout when the weather is cold, icy, and uninviting.\u00a0 I can bring a book and watch TV while using the cardio machines.\u00a0 Working out has never been so comfortable.\u00a0 There is however, an incredible irony with this set up.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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By using first person Action Research, self-reflective inquiry practices, and critical autoethnography I am able to examine my everyday actions in light of the values I espouse (i.e. environmentalist, Earth centered ethics, social justice, etc). Judi Marshall (2001) talks about \u201cinquiry as life process,\u201d where thoughts and actions become research, with inquiry is at the core of our being (p. 341).\u00a0 Simply put, it is important to be aware and reflective about how our daily actions affect the earth.<\/p><\/div>\n

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When I use the recreation facility, I consume energy (especially on the exercise machines) by working out inside when an outdoor run or bike could have served the same purpose without using electricity.\u00a0 Here I am, trying to maintain a healthy body, achieve a good balance between the other important aspects of my life (intellectually, spiritually, dietary, interpersonal relationships, etc), when I am actually harming the planet.\u00a0 This is contradictory.\u00a0 I should not use fossil fuel energy in the quest for personal health.\u00a0 When we ride bikes, run, walk, or engage in cardiovascular exercise outside, we do not generate negative externalities in that specific process. \u00a0We should strive to better our health, but not at the expense of the biosphere.<\/div>\n
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Marshall, Judi.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 \u201cSelf-reflective Inquiry Practices.\u201d\u00a0 Handbook of Action Research<\/i>. \u00a0Peter Reason and Hillary Bradbury-Huang (Eds). 2008. pp 335 \u2013 342.\u00a0 Los Angles: Sage Publishing.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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