Even during the hottest time of a summer day, people are working up a sweat at Sloan's Lake.
On a late July afternoon when you can start sweating just by walking into the sun, fitness nuts and athletes push themselves in a variety of ways.
Runners, jogger and walkers of all levels and ages are the most evident, using the more than two miles around the lake as the perfect training and conditioning route. With all the water fowl in and around the lake, it's easy to see why Sloan's Lake is also a favorite spot for dogs, even if those leashes pull owner dangerously close to the water when pursuing ducks.
Taking to the paths around the lake is a perfect reminder of the importance of multi-modal use etiquette. "On your left!" is a common call as cyclists whizz by, and sometimes a quick leap to the right is the only thing behind a near miss between a cyclist and walker.
Other park visitors take a more stationary, but no less intensive, approach to exercise.
Getting a tan and stretching out at the same time, people doing yoga make use of the cool grass as a natural cushion while deliberately moving from one pose to the next. What seems like an easy workout is belied by twitching muscles and heavy breathing.
Plus, it has to be hard to locate one's center of balance with blaring stereos and backfiring cars constantly in the background.
For all this, perhaps the wisest people in the park are those who nip away from work for a quiet lunch in the shade of one of the trees. With the Denver skyline spread out before them, grass underfoot and a little breeze of the lake, it's a perfect spot for a bite.
But first, one more lap.
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Excercise-break-at-Sloans-Lake,233345
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