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I would just take it for what it is. The sample is not that small, and there can be more things included, like people who run do other things beneficial for the

I would just take it for what it is. The sample is not that small, and there can be more things included, like people who run do other things beneficial for their health. Even so, if somebody smokes and starts running, they might quit smoking because they want a better breathing pattern and it obstructs them while running. So might that be attributed to running? Dunno, I'm not an expert. But I would write this thing off. I would also like to see data on walking. For example people who walk regularly more than x kilometers daily (those who go to work by foot) and so on. Do other activities like the elliptical have the same benefit? I shouldn't run for any prolonged period because of ankle issues, but I can happily ride the elliptical for 30-45 minutes. I suppose the answer is yes...

pizza234 7y ago
> I would also like to see data on walking. For example people who walk regularly more than x kilometers daily (those who go to work by foot) and so on. Do other activities like the elliptical have the same benefit? I shouldn't run for any prolonged period because of ankle issues, but I can happily ride the elliptical for 30-45 minutes. I suppose the answer is yes... I've been doing all sorts of cardio machines and fitness experiments, and I personally consider elliptical a meaningful sport activity (although low-effort for my personal conditioning). Walking is very low effort overall on the body musculature and cardiovascular conditioning. In the big picture, my biggest critique to walking is that it's associated to a checklist mindset: "I've done my 1 hour walk for today and I'm done", while doing "real" physical activities implies a different attitude - as you wrote, "people who run do other things beneficial for their health". Entering the anecdata field, I've found that my body seems to have a threshold for metabolic stimulation - with 5-times/week low-effort 20-minutes runs (+2 weight sessions), I struggle to get to low bodyfat percentages; I need higher effort and slightly longer sessions. While this is a strictly individual sample, I think finding one's own impact of different activity on their body is the foundation for real effect. Maybe walking works for a handful of people on earth :-)

pizza234 7y ago

> I would also like to see data on walking. For example people who walk regularly more than x kilometers daily (those who go to work by foot) and so on. Do other activities like the elliptical have the same benefit? I shouldn't run for any prolonged period because of ankle issues, but I can happily ride the elliptical for 30-45 minutes. I suppose the answer is yes... I've been doing all sorts of cardio machines and fitness experiments, and I personally consider elliptical a meaningful sport activity (although low-effort for my personal conditioning). Walking is very low effort overall on the body musculature and cardiovascular conditioning. In the big picture, my biggest critique to walking is that it's associated to a checklist mindset: "I've done my 1 hour walk for today and I'm done", while doing "real" physical activities implies a different attitude - as you wrote, "people who run do other things beneficial for their health". Entering the anecdata field, I've found that my body seems to have a threshold for metabolic stimulation - with 5-times/week low-effort 20-minutes runs (+2 weight sessions), I struggle to get to low bodyfat percentages; I need higher effort and slightly longer sessions. While this is a strictly individual sample, I think finding one's own impact of different activity on their body is the foundation for real effect. Maybe walking works for a handful of people on earth :-)