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Please speak with your physician or another professional before undertaking any kind of advice like this. Walking is a great calorie burning activity and can a
by rasengan 6y ago
Please speak with your physician or another professional before undertaking any kind of advice like this.
Walking is a great calorie burning activity and can absolutely help when it comes to obesity and such. However, skinny != fit.
If you want to be fit, there's no shortcut. Eat healthy, hit the gym (or other real training activity), don't abuse drugs and delete social media.
- geophile 6y ago> and delete social media Interesting advice you snuck in there. Might not be a bad idea, but necessary for fitness? Not so sure.
- rasengan 6y ago> Might not be a bad idea, but necessary for fitness? Not so sure. I agree, I'm not so sure as well, and anything that comes to making changes to your physical body should be consulted with a professional. That said, I have seen people using social media and they literally sit around on instagram/fb/twitter _all day_ with their neck and backs in some weird contorted position for 0 constructive/positive net gain for themselves or society.
- shuntress 6y agoMaybe instead of "delete social media" they should be encouraged to contribute. Use social media to foster good habits (rather than bad ones). For example, starting/joining groups based around encouraging members to stick to fitness routines.
- agumonkey 6y agoTo an extent internet is a strong break to healthy activities. It sucks time and motivation.
- mrlala 6y agoAs he says posting on HN... This place (like any messageboard) can be as toxic as anywhere else in it's own way.
- blix 6y agoPlease speak with a medical professional before... walking?!? Walking is the most basic, most fundamental human physical activity. Hitting the gym deserves a lot more scrutiny.
- rasengan 6y agoWe live in a diverse society, and HN is just as beautiful as our society in its diversity. However, there are people who absolutely shouldn't walk without consulting with their physician.
- steeleyespan 6y agoAnd apparently they're so infantile and stupid that they need to pay a professional to tell them if they can stand up, or take a step.
- tenebrisalietum 6y agoNo, but maybe they have a pre-existing condition and could be in danger if they walk too much or walk uphill--and may not possibly realize it? A friend of mine, who is obese and takes a lot of medication, and also who has recovered from COVID, started getting really lightheaded when we walked uphill about a block to our parked car.
- blix 6y agoSounds like your friend realized it. Listening to your body and seeking out professionals if it sends negative signals is probably a better strategy than asking a doctor before any activity, unless you already know you have serious medical conditions. I was once in a similar situation where after recovering from surgery I found I could only walk short distances before becoming lightheaded and tired. I asked a medical professional for advice. He told me to get over it. I'm lucky I didn't have to pay for this information.
- voisin 6y agoWho are these people that shouldn’t walk without consulting a physician? The only people who shouldn’t walk would be those who had explicitly been told not to walk (e.g. letting a bone heal), but I imagine anyone going to their doctor to ask if they can walk would be laughed out of the room.
- FriendlyNormie 6y agoJapanese are essentially a different species with a completely different physiology.
- newfeatureok 6y agoIs there actually any evidence to suggest someone who walks, say, an hour daily is less healthy, controlled for diet than any other physical activity?