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In the face of pending oil scarcity and climatic change, we are starting to recognise that our current patterns of mobility cannot be sustained in the long term [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] and will have to change. It has also become apparent that our dependence on motorized commuting has contributed to a ‘pervasive sedentariness’, [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] which has crept over Australian society, accompanied by a host of detrimental health consequences. Our goal is to promote cycling as not only a more sustainable alternative to the private car, but also an enjoyable and health-enhancing way to get [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] from A to B.

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We have developed a cycling fitness program that is designed to assist people in overcoming car dependence and get fitter and healthier in the [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] process. This site will serve as an information resource for those interested in the program or learning more about living healthily and [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] sustainably.

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ANUgreen, the Australian National University’s environmental management body, [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] is sponsoring the first ‘Go Green, Get Lean Cycle-to-Campus Challenge’. The challenge is being run as a pilot program, in the hope that it may be refined and expanded to include participants from outside of the ANU next year. [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] It provides a structured, appealing framework for staff and postgraduate students of the ANU to make the transition from motorised [GGGL, Go Green Get Lean, ANU Cycle Challenge, GGGL Cycling, Slimmer Waistlines, Lighter Footprints] commuting to cycling to-and-from campus.

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Home The Challenge Meet The Participants Exercise Program Information Resources Image Gallery Contact Us News Search FAQs	Meet The Participants Amelia   Amelia Simpson Age - 34 Suburb - Cook Lecturer Centre for International and Public Law “Taking the GGGL challenge allowed me to step up to my long held, but much delayed, resolution to try bicycle commuting again. As a student, I'd cycled into Uni every day and loved it. But then an injury, full-time work, and other things led me to take a break. Months soon turned into years and regular cycling started to seem daunting. Now that I'm back on a bike, I realise that I should have done this years ago. I arrive at work refreshed, energised and no longer in need of a caffeine start-up. My ride into Uni is a leisurely cruise down hill and I feel quite smug looking over to the crawling peak hour traffic as I whiz by. The ride home is harder work, with a decent sized hill towards the end, but by the time I make it home I'm grinning with accomplishment, relaxed and looking forward to dinner. On the weekends, I'm finding the bike a really easy and enjoyable way to pick up a few things at the shops -- the roomy panniers carry quite a bit of stuff. A leisurely cycle around the lake is also a fun and healthy way to spend time with my partner or with friends. I'm not quite ready to give away driving completely, but it certainly makes me feel good when I realise that it's been several days since I last drove. I'm saving serious bucks on petrol and am planning to treat myself to some new bike gear with the proceeds. Would I recommend cycle commuting? Absolutely.”     Baihua   Baihua Fu  Age - 28  Suburb - Downer  PhD Student  Fenner School of Environment & Society  “Being in the last year of my PhD, I have never felt better, especially because I am one of the lucky ones who joined the GGGL program. I never had a problem with my body weight, thanks to my mom and dads’ slim genes. But the slim genes couldn’t preserve my fitness.”  After initially taking 35 minutes to cover the distance from home to campus and feeling out of breath upon arrival, Baihua now finds the ride much easier. “Now, I need about 22 minutes to get to school and I can start working in no time. I feel less stressed and have more confidence. My body is stronger. Every time I ride, I recover quicker than last time. On the days I drive, I like to look at the people who are riding, and somehow wish I were one of them.  I know I wouldn’t experience all this without the GGGL program. And things are just going to get even better.”    Maryanne Maryanne Gregory Assistant Student Administrator School of Archeaology and Anthropology Age – 51 Suburb – Weetangera    “The challenge caught my eye the first day it was advertised. I was very keen as I have always wanted to ride to work but there was always an excuse. I was given a bike in late 2006 but felt certain things were insurmountable!!! – no bike lock, didn’t know the bike paths and as a not very experienced rider would not even think about riding on the major roads, etc etc. I aim to be able to ride to work at least three if not four days a week. Not only will I hope to improve my fitness but also petrol costs and wear and tear on the car will be less, as will my impact on the environment.”  So far Maryanne has displayed great enthusiasm towards the challenge. “It’s fantastic. I am certainly tired at the end of the ride (approx 13kms) but it’s not exhaustion and I am feeling like I have more energy. It is just beautiful riding through the ‘bush’ near Aranda and Cook with cows and sheep and kangaroos and around the lake is always beautiful and it’s been very interesting to see parts of the road/earth works at the Glenlock Interchange where they are creating the Gunghalin Drive Extension (GDE). Lots of people I know are following my progress and being very encouraging – family and work colleagues a lot of whom are riders.”  “I certainly am enjoying riding rather than driving, especially when I see the cars bumper to bumper at GDE and do not have to put up with impatient drivers.”
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