Since
coming to Colorado, I’ve realized the culture here is very different. And no,
I’m not talking about legal marijuana. I’m talking about the active lifestyle
that most people living here choose to have. Not saying people in Iowa aren’t
active or healthy, but people here seem to take it to another level.
On my
first hike, I felt like I was getting a good workout just walking up the trail.
I was amazed to find that people were running past us! And this wasn’t a flat
trail. There were rocks, uneven ground and even some ice, but everyone just
flew past us like it was nothing. When I visited Red Rocks with my family this
past weekend, I was again surprised to see so many people working out on the
steps. I knew people ran them but some people were doing squat jumps all the
way up and even doing handstand pushups from the top step to the bottom.
And
the parks here are always packed on a nice day. There’s people playing
volleyball, tossing a Frisbee and the occasional group of people doing
partner-yoga. It’s something that I don’t think is very common where I come
from. On a nice day, I can’t say I’ve heard a lot of people suggest taking a
trip to the park. But there’s two parts of a healthy lifestyle and a lot of
people here seem to be dedicated to their nutrition too. There’s so many
organic grocery stores here! Of course they’re in the Midwest too, but here
there seem to be more concentrated in certain areas. Even in the normal grocery
stores, each aisle has an organic section and they often have a healthy living
section, with things like protein and quinoa.
Being surrounded by such
dedicated people is kind of inspiring and makes you want to start living a
little healthier, at least in my case. So no, it’s not the most obvious culture
difference that people associate with Colorado. But I think it’s an equally
important quality that makes the state of Colorado unique.
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