Are you sick and tired of the hustle and bustle of city life? Do you wish to just have a nice trip to a place where it can offer all the comfort of the city and at the same time, do away with the stress brought about by traffic and pollution? As the effects of Global Warming start to escalate, and the dilemma brought about by pollution started to take its toll, the city of Toronto offers a unique and exciting way to not only help the environment but also make this winter a season for working-out your burned-out and stressed muscles.

Sweat this Winter
For the very first time, Martin Goodman trail- one of the greenest and highly developed track along Metropolitan Toronto waterfront will be cleared this winter to entice people not only to exercise during one of the coldest months of the year, but also promote cycling as one of the alternatives to driving or commuting. The Martin Goodman Trail begins on the west side of Toronto. Cyclists can make the most out of the trail as it goes through Cherry Beach- which is a good stop as it has parking spaces washrooms and a offers a good view of the ocean if by any chance that you need to catch your breath.  

Tune Up That Bike
The city will also be holding Toronto's Coldest Day of the Year Ride on January 30th which welcomes all professional and non-professional cyclists alike.  This annual event emphasizes on the value of using bicycles for short trips around the city- as not only it is practical, it can also help save the environment.  For those who are interested to join,your first stop will be at the Fairmont Royal York- warm yourself first  with a couple of coffee, tea or chocolate and a few snacks.  All of the participants will also have free turtle lights, and first 50 riders will also delighted to the free limited edition of Bike Winter 25 oz thermos.

Capture that Moment
Now, if you think that visiting Toronto is only for those health-buffs and environment protecting advocates, wait until you feast your eyes on the winning photographs of the most recent winners of the annual winter art show of Toronto which focuses on the aesthetics of using bicycles this summer. Winning entries will be used as Bike Month posters or be included in various publications for the following spring.  Jay Morrison's "Start Here" as featured in the website of the City of Toronto is one of the winning entries. The photograph cleverly showed an advertisement promoting a healthy lifestyle and a middle aged man traversing the city through the comfort of his own bike. 

There are a number of ways in which you can choose to spend your leisure time during winter.  Visit Toronto and indulge yourself in a very unique way- its time to get that dusty-old bike out of the garage and bike your self away to fitness, helping the environment and get in touch with the artistic side of the inner you.