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It’s entirely optional, no? Surely you’re no sick to death of other people having them?

yellowapple 6y ago
I think it's more the social pressure to engage in these walks, in spite of one's preferences, that's more at issue. At least that's how the article seemed to portray it.
tinus_hn 6y ago
In the Netherlands gyms have been closed for months and if you complain the excuse is ‘just go for a walk’. It’s not entirely optional if the only option for exercise is going for a walk or (adventure!) a bike ride.
- ncallaway 6y ago
  It’s not the only option. You can do a wide variety of exercise without a gym or equipment. Body weight exercises are a great form of strength training you can do anywhere with no equipment. You can replace walks with runs, sprints, or interval training. If you have an appropriate body of water near you, you can also go swimming without going to a gym or pool. Start intervals of boxing the air (if you haven’t done it before, you’ll be shocked at how long 45s is while you’re punching as quickly as you can). With a minimal investment, you can take up jumprope. An excellent cardio exercise. Alternatively, grab a hula hoop, and learn to hula. There are tons of exercises you can do that aren’t walking or going to a gym. It’s not a binary option.
- helij 6y ago
  Push-ups, sit-ups and some aerobics is another option.
- watwut 6y ago
  I doubt the lockdown rules say "only walk or bike".
  - tinus_hn 6y ago
    No, it’s just the government wondering why the population is becoming obese. You know, that risk factor that makes corona ten times as deadly.
twic 6y ago
In some circles, such walks are viewed as an axiomatically good thing. You're expected to go on them, and to do so enthusiastically. You could decline, or do so under protest, but that would be seen as deviant. I think the author is attacking the normalisation of such trudging, rather than the trudging itself.
- ur-whale 6y ago
  >In some circles, such walks are viewed as an axiomatically good thing. You're expected to go on them, and to do so enthusiastically. You could decline, or do so under protest, but that would be seen as deviant. You just described my entire family. The advantage of being surrounded by folks like this is I get to exercise (as in "keep it in shape") my built-in aversion to peer pressure daily.
- nickkell 6y ago
  Not sure why you're being downvoted. I would have hoped that the introverted savants here would have more sympathy for being forced to take part in social activities
  - babygoat 6y ago
    I’ve never heard of anyone being forced to take a leisure walk.
- babygoat 6y ago
  Normalization implies that there’s something abnormal about going outside for some light exercise, fresh air, and a change of scenery. I enjoy those things but it’s not hard to abstain from other normal activities that I don’t.

I think it's more the social pressure to engage in these walks, in spite of one's preferences, that's more at issue. At least that's how the article seemed to portray it.

tinus_hn 6y ago

In the Netherlands gyms have been closed for months and if you complain the excuse is ‘just go for a walk’. It’s not entirely optional if the only option for exercise is going for a walk or (adventure!) a bike ride.

ncallaway 6y ago
It’s not the only option. You can do a wide variety of exercise without a gym or equipment. Body weight exercises are a great form of strength training you can do anywhere with no equipment. You can replace walks with runs, sprints, or interval training. If you have an appropriate body of water near you, you can also go swimming without going to a gym or pool. Start intervals of boxing the air (if you haven’t done it before, you’ll be shocked at how long 45s is while you’re punching as quickly as you can). With a minimal investment, you can take up jumprope. An excellent cardio exercise. Alternatively, grab a hula hoop, and learn to hula. There are tons of exercises you can do that aren’t walking or going to a gym. It’s not a binary option.
helij 6y ago
Push-ups, sit-ups and some aerobics is another option.
watwut 6y ago
I doubt the lockdown rules say "only walk or bike".
- tinus_hn 6y ago
  No, it’s just the government wondering why the population is becoming obese. You know, that risk factor that makes corona ten times as deadly.

twic 6y ago

In some circles, such walks are viewed as an axiomatically good thing. You're expected to go on them, and to do so enthusiastically. You could decline, or do so under protest, but that would be seen as deviant. I think the author is attacking the normalisation of such trudging, rather than the trudging itself.

ur-whale 6y ago
>In some circles, such walks are viewed as an axiomatically good thing. You're expected to go on them, and to do so enthusiastically. You could decline, or do so under protest, but that would be seen as deviant. You just described my entire family. The advantage of being surrounded by folks like this is I get to exercise (as in "keep it in shape") my built-in aversion to peer pressure daily.
nickkell 6y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted. I would have hoped that the introverted savants here would have more sympathy for being forced to take part in social activities
- babygoat 6y ago
  I’ve never heard of anyone being forced to take a leisure walk.
babygoat 6y ago
Normalization implies that there’s something abnormal about going outside for some light exercise, fresh air, and a change of scenery. I enjoy those things but it’s not hard to abstain from other normal activities that I don’t.