Keeping fit and healthy while studying is very important. Luckily I have a swimming pool and a gym in the building I am living. Most people on my course at CELIN do not have such facilities, another reason to plan where you want to stay before you arrive. I may pay a little extra for living in a building with these facilities but by the time the price of a gym membership is discounted then it is probably similar. I have no idea where the local public swimming pool is, but I have access to one Tuesday to Sunday 6am -10pm, Monday is maintenance day. 🙂
There are free gyms in most public parks, you can see some of the action in my Parque Barigui video, its worth a watch.
I try to go to the gym most days, only for 30-40 minutes. I do 4km running on the treadmill or ride a bicycle for half an hour before situps and some planking, I’m up to a couple of minutes now. Look at the video below to see the gym and learn a few Portuguese words
I deliberately chose an apartment 30 minutes walk from the school, well now it is only 25 minutes as I walk faster than when I first arrived. My daily target is a minimum of 10,000 steps as measured by my Fitbit which you can see on my right wrist, that’s a daily burn of over 3.000 Kcals. I eat healthily and cook everyday, I’ll post some photos in another blog to show you. I do drink beer most days as Curitiba now has 26 breweries in its environs, most of which you can visit. I’ve only been to one so far BodeBrowns which is excellent although a lot of the beers are very strong. They also run a Beer Train once a month to Morretes through the Atlantic Rain Forest, another trip worth taking, but you need control otherwise you will arrive worse for wear as the trip takes 3 hours. I have been on the Serra Verde Express to Morretes but not on the Beer Train. I will post both adventures to the BodeBrown brewery and to Morretes in the coming days. Life in Curitiba is very good, come and join me learn Portuguese and enjoy the Brazilian way of life, book your package to study at CELIN UFPR through www.intercambiohelp4u.com
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