My Encounter with Suburban Velodrome

Sweta Lal is a Melbourne Based Writer/ Editor, Social Media Adviser/Strategist & Business Consultant helping people to set up their ecommerce Projects. An Engineer turned writer passionately following this profession as a Freelancer. Her works include Blogs, Poetry, Non-fiction and Children's stories. Much of her work can be seen listed on her Facebook Page "Words ForThe Days".

All the New Year festivities and gatherings have given me many memories. There is a lot to ponder upon including the extra kilos that I picked up from delicious, mouth-watering platters that seemed hugely impossible to deny. I had to be back in shape to take on this year lying ahead of me with activities that had no room for overwhelming baggage.

When I decided to lose weight the fast way, it had to be hard hitting. I needed to do all strenuous exercises and the best that came to my mind were cycling and jogging. I am privileged, according to some of my friends as I have a free entry to the Velodrome in my nearby park. My thoughts were opposite; I feared the slanted floor of the bicycle ground. The sight of professional bikers with their lean machines and chiselled bodies inside the cycling ground made it clear to me that it was meant for professionals and it would be tough to make my girlish bike run on that.

I managed to jog my way out of all the stress and pressure of biking. Then one day I saw a young kid paddling his kid’s bike with amazing confidence and gusto. He was racing with his mom and every time his mom let him go ahead, he roared with happiness. Mummies have amazing ideas for boosting their kids and I adored it completely. From that day onward there was no looking back and I made my first attempt at Velodrome biking. I realized that cycling inside the stadium tracks was more fun and a lot easier. I did not have to stop for pedestrians or slow down for any bends and corners. Amazingly, my speedometer sored high and I discovered that losing three Kgs in two weeks was a piece of cake.

” The lesson I learned “Love thy Velodrome and it will take you far, towards a newer you.”