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I'm just informally applying the Pareto Principle and assuming the overwhelming majority of the folks here on HN live in urban or suburban environments and this

I'm just informally applying the Pareto Principle and assuming the overwhelming majority of the folks here on HN live in urban or suburban environments and this scenario wouldn't apply. walking for needed stuff is more motivation than just plain walking? Yes. That's why some doctors recommend their patients to get a dog. The dog provides the motivation to take a daily walk. Most people won't walk for the fun of it if the weather conditions aren't ideal.

mikestew 4y ago
The dog provides the motivation to take a daily walk. Don't get a dog for this reason, because once you've convinced yourself that the dog doesn't need a walk every day, then you and a dog get fat sitting on the couch watching Netflix. As a lifelong distance runner, I am well aware that the hardest step is the one out the front door, but don't for an instance think that a dog is going to fix that long-term.