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I live in a hot, humid area, and there are many people who don't go outside because of the discomfort. That said, I also have young kids, so my cohort actually

by aklemm 9y ago

I live in a hot, humid area, and there are many people who don't go outside because of the discomfort. That said, I also have young kids, so my cohort actually is outside for hours per day year-round, and it's really not that bad when you get acclimated. The cities you list in TX, I think, are very car-friendly and developed recently (maybe not San Antonio), which is such a huge part of the problem. Commercial developments aren't made for walking and residential developments are segregated and often lack sidewalks. It's terrible.

amorphid 9y ago
I walk more when I am in San Francisco (where I live) partially because I find the walks interesting. The same was true when I lived in DC. When I am in an area where the walks lack flavor, I have to consciously get myself to move.
- wutbrodo 9y ago
  I had tried running over the years, mostly on treadmills, and never really done more than six miles: I decided I far preferred weightlifting (and sports). When I left my job and was gymless for a short period, I started running along the water in San Francisco after not having run for several years. Within two weeks, I was doing about ten miles. It's really hard to overestimate how much easier and more pleasant beautiful surroundings make walking and running. (Temperate weather 365 days a year doesn't hurt either).
  - eru 9y ago
    Running on a treadmill is extremely boring. Weight lifting is fun. Running barefoot outside---if you can either find a good place for it or the courage to declare your current place good enough, is a thing of joy. (My current home, London, basically has temperate weather all year round. It doesn't really get cold here.)
TulliusCicero 9y ago
Yep, in practice if an area is "car friendly" that always translates to "walking hostile". Because cars take up so much space to move and to park, building around them necessarily means undermining every other mode of transportation.
erikpukinskis 9y ago
Yep. I lived in Austin for a summer. 104 daily. I put on shorts and a tank top and biked miles into town, up plenty of hills both ways. Humans have sweat! We we're built for the heat! We can survive just fine in the arctic too. We're the most adaptable species on Earth. You have to get in shape, but that's another issue...

by aklemm 9y ago

amorphid 9y ago

I walk more when I am in San Francisco (where I live) partially because I find the walks interesting. The same was true when I lived in DC. When I am in an area where the walks lack flavor, I have to consciously get myself to move.

wutbrodo 9y ago
I had tried running over the years, mostly on treadmills, and never really done more than six miles: I decided I far preferred weightlifting (and sports). When I left my job and was gymless for a short period, I started running along the water in San Francisco after not having run for several years. Within two weeks, I was doing about ten miles. It's really hard to overestimate how much easier and more pleasant beautiful surroundings make walking and running. (Temperate weather 365 days a year doesn't hurt either).
- eru 9y ago
  Running on a treadmill is extremely boring. Weight lifting is fun. Running barefoot outside---if you can either find a good place for it or the courage to declare your current place good enough, is a thing of joy. (My current home, London, basically has temperate weather all year round. It doesn't really get cold here.)

TulliusCicero 9y ago

Yep, in practice if an area is "car friendly" that always translates to "walking hostile". Because cars take up so much space to move and to park, building around them necessarily means undermining every other mode of transportation.

erikpukinskis 9y ago

Yep. I lived in Austin for a summer. 104 daily. I put on shorts and a tank top and biked miles into town, up plenty of hills both ways. Humans have sweat! We we're built for the heat! We can survive just fine in the arctic too. We're the most adaptable species on Earth. You have to get in shape, but that's another issue...