How to stand sub-tropical climate in Moscow?

Hi there, fellow runner. It’s summer here, in Moscow, Russia. Climate have slightly changed recently and we have some sort of sub-tropical weather conditions. You know, when I say sub-tropical, I mean it: hot and wet. Physical and mental activity makes your body sweat as sweeping broom. Running is cancelled for the rest of us who suffer even from tiny overweight, weight lifting feels like swimming. Sport aesthetics? Forget about it. Hot. And wet. What to do now, you may ask. What to do to stay somewhat fit physically and mentally?

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As usual, there is no simple answer. There are plenty of options for those, who are lucky enough to live and work in suburbs, preferably near clean local river or pond. If you are one of such guys then shut up and get off. You are not welcome here for now.

...Physical and mental activity makes your body sweat as sweeping broom...

The other obvious option, long walks instead of short, powerful runs hides danger: due to harsh sun your skin suffers a risk of damage when exposed for long periods of time. Sun burns and chance of skin cancer are not our options. Use skin protection if you’ll take this path.

There are always other sports for people in such circumstances: you can do yoga or play chess but face the truth -- you won't gain muscles with yoga or chess. You won't loose weight. You’ll even won't get smarter if you are stupid :) Not an option, then.

...you won't gain muscles with yoga or chess...

So you might want to invent some sort of activities fit exactly for your needs -- you may choose to modernize your transportation habits adding some bicycle here or there and shifting your schedule to cover more fresh parts of the day, earlier in the morning and later in the evening. You may review your food choices and and it will help you find more willpower and just power to fulfill your running plans.

So by fixing your overall unhealthiness where it still present you find great capacity of health in your day-to-day life and discover sport in unexpected areas of your typical day. Cheers!

By all means, never stop struggling with obstacles between you and goals you set, wether they are laying in the field of sport, health or just wellness. Combine, try and win. Life is a bit more complicated then simple gambling, but there are still lots of similarities.

Or you may choose to skip and take a flight to some other country for a moment :)

New transportation system for new Moscow

Hi there, fellow designer. I have some tasty information and pictures for you today. About half a year ago Moscow authorities have announced a contest for design of how new Moscow will develop on new territories. 10 projects were selected for short list. The second round revealed best project -- project by French based company Antoine Grumbach et Associes. This company already had big Paris project in it's portfolio. The winner of contest for developing new governmental center in former Moscow suburbs is United States based company Urban Design Associates. Total cost of the combined project runs around 185 billion Euro.

http://www.antoinegrumbach.com/atelier/fiche/visuel.asp?projetid=223&nomphoto=223-726.jpg

There no final dates in this project, maybe they are, but they absolutely not public. Only thing we can be sure about is that everything will end due 2047 (900 years jubilee of Moscow). But here in Russia you never can be sure of anything government-related )

• So we have some foggy details of this super sized adventure:
• there will be railway circle around Moscow in it's last year borders;
• trains on this railway wil go at 160 kilometers per hour;
• one kilometer of this railway will cost about 15 million Euro;
• there will be new line of moscow metro from city center to Kaluzhsky region;
• trip on this new super fast metro line will consume as much as 40 minutes;
• total cost of this new metro line will be about 4,5 billion Euro;
• after that they will create metro network in between old Moscow borders and new railway circle;
• total length of this network will be about 550 kilometers;
• this network will cost a lot -- about 90 million Euro per kilometer and about 50 billion total;