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I've thought about incorporating such long walks into my lifestyle but I'm not certain the benefits add up. Definitely a fun idea though!

sleepdreamy 4y ago
Elaborate on 'I'm not certain the benefits add up'
- paulcole 4y ago
  He wants to have done it but needs an excuse to keep from doing it.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  My interpretation is that GP is observing that the benefits do not scale linearly. Most of the exercise benefit happens after a relatively short walk. The extra two hours a day for a long walk is expensive in time, but doesn't multiply the benefits 3x.
  - gandalfff 4y ago
    Exactly this! Thank you for explaining this better than I did.
  - e_y_ 4y ago
    Walking is nice in that it's low-impact, although it's probably much more time-efficient to do a shorter, higher intensity exercise like running. (Saying this as someone who primarily walks and never runs)
iso1631 4y ago
Do you do any exercise at all?
- gandalfff 4y ago
  Yes, I walk/run, but not this far.
pugworthy 4y ago
Last year I used the CityStrides website to track and walk every street in my town. All told about 385 miles or so. Some changes I've noticed since doing this are listed below. Not that they are earth shattering, but just a few things I've observed. * My resting heart rate fell by about 5 BPM. * I can now run and walk in my dreams and rarely have the "legs in molasses" thing (if you know what I mean). * I now wear trail running shoes all the time - a total shift from the old Birkenstock and whatever shoes I wore for years before. * My town has a number of fun, curious little sidewalk shortcuts between neighborhoods that I did not know about. They aren't secret, just not obvious at all.
- stevesearer 4y ago
  Getting to know the area you live is a great reason to start walking. One of my favorite things to find in Santa Barbara are old concrete stamps marking which company/contractor poured that section of sidewalk. Often these are 100+ years old. I've currently found ~25-30 different ones.
- BiteCode_dev 4y ago
  5bpm is earth shattering for longevity and general health.
- mwint 4y ago
  > I can now run and walk in my dreams and rarely have the "legs in molasses" thing I know exactly what you mean. That’s fascinating that it went away with more walking; maybe the brain is now better able to “simulate” walking?
- gandalfff 4y ago
  These are good reasons! Thank you for the motivation.
ajuc 4y ago
Try 1 hour a day for a few weeks. You'll have the benefits and time commitment isn't too bad. People do more than that because they get hooked.

sleepdreamy 4y ago

Elaborate on 'I'm not certain the benefits add up'

paulcole 4y ago
He wants to have done it but needs an excuse to keep from doing it.
rootusrootus 4y ago
My interpretation is that GP is observing that the benefits do not scale linearly. Most of the exercise benefit happens after a relatively short walk. The extra two hours a day for a long walk is expensive in time, but doesn't multiply the benefits 3x.
- gandalfff 4y ago
  Exactly this! Thank you for explaining this better than I did.
- e_y_ 4y ago
  Walking is nice in that it's low-impact, although it's probably much more time-efficient to do a shorter, higher intensity exercise like running. (Saying this as someone who primarily walks and never runs)

iso1631 4y ago

Do you do any exercise at all?

gandalfff 4y ago
Yes, I walk/run, but not this far.

pugworthy 4y ago

Last year I used the CityStrides website to track and walk every street in my town. All told about 385 miles or so. Some changes I've noticed since doing this are listed below. Not that they are earth shattering, but just a few things I've observed. * My resting heart rate fell by about 5 BPM. * I can now run and walk in my dreams and rarely have the "legs in molasses" thing (if you know what I mean). * I now wear trail running shoes all the time - a total shift from the old Birkenstock and whatever shoes I wore for years before. * My town has a number of fun, curious little sidewalk shortcuts between neighborhoods that I did not know about. They aren't secret, just not obvious at all.

stevesearer 4y ago
Getting to know the area you live is a great reason to start walking. One of my favorite things to find in Santa Barbara are old concrete stamps marking which company/contractor poured that section of sidewalk. Often these are 100+ years old. I've currently found ~25-30 different ones.
BiteCode_dev 4y ago
5bpm is earth shattering for longevity and general health.
mwint 4y ago
> I can now run and walk in my dreams and rarely have the "legs in molasses" thing I know exactly what you mean. That’s fascinating that it went away with more walking; maybe the brain is now better able to “simulate” walking?
gandalfff 4y ago
These are good reasons! Thank you for the motivation.

ajuc 4y ago

Try 1 hour a day for a few weeks. You'll have the benefits and time commitment isn't too bad. People do more than that because they get hooked.