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Antonio Zgombic

Students of Sheridan's Sustainability Class

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
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  • 133 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    150
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    3.2
    locally sourced meals
    consumed

Antonio's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 20 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 45 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 4 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
    Antonio Zgombic's avatar
    Antonio Zgombic 4/10/2022 6:26 PM
    In terms of my daily walks, I generally have no complaints. Not only have I noticed that my walks have made my cardio and heart health much better as a form of extra exercise, but I have also used them as a means of relaxation and a chance to learn. On each of my walks, rather it be to my classes, the supermarket, etc., I have made it a habit to listen to a podcast throughout, which I generally finish by the end of the day. I generally will either listen to a podcast relating to sports, health, science, or overall self-growth. This has not only helped me grow physically but has put me in a great state of mind in order to achieve my goals. This implementation of walking rather than driving has also allowed for me to save a lot of money in transportation. So far this semester, I have only had to fill up my car’s gas tank once in order to drive back home to Queens, and when I filled up my tank was still half full. This not only has a significant influence environmentally, but it has also helped me a lot financially. Overall, I have no complaints in terms of my daily walks, and I will definitely continue to do this for as long as possible.
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