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We are meant to walk. Sample size one, but I increased my walking from from maybe two miles per day to about seven miles a day about two years ago and essential
by diffxx 4y ago
We are meant to walk. Sample size one, but I increased my walking from from maybe two miles per day to about seven miles a day about two years ago and essentially everything in my life has improved. There are so many benefits but if you choose your routes wisely, it allows for a kind of mental improvisation that is hard to do when sitting down. You can't write anything down, so you are forced to allow your thoughts to wander. This creates a kind of harmony because both you and your thoughts are in motion. Unfortunately most American towns and cities are indifferent at best and hostile at worst to walking, but I sense that this may change over the coming decades.
- emadabdulrahim 4y agoWhat's your pace when walking? Do you walk fast like you're going to some place? Or do you walk slower than your default walking speed?
- diffxx 4y agoMy default walking speed is brisk but comfortable. I walk usually two to three hours per day, sometimes broken up across multiple walks but often in one go. According to my phone, my average pace is roughly 3.5mph (but I'm not sure how accurate that is). I also live in a hilly area and spend relatively little time on flat ground but hills don't seem to affect my walking pace nearly as much as they affect cycling pace.
- donkeyd 4y agoWhere do you get time for this? If I were to try this, between work, travel and chores, I'd have zero time for anything else.
- type-r 4y agonot parent but i just do this during work
- BiteCode_dev 4y agoSome work allow you to walk while solving problems.
- diffxx 4y agoI am living off of past earnings, don't travel and have basically no chores because I live modestly and am willing to tolerate some clutter/mess in my apartment. There is nothing I value in life more than my time and walking has proven to be one of the most valuable uses of my time. In many ways, it is the foundation for everything else I do.
- baxtr 4y agoSame here. I went from 2-5k to 15k, in some days even 20k steps per day. I incorporated walking into my daily habits. Before I would bike, take the subway. Now I simply walk. If there is a call, I dial in with no video.
- xcambar 4y agoMid-sentence I thought you'd walk 15km per day. That was a brief moment of awe.
- marban 4y agoI walk 20km/day and do a 90min cardio/weights workout. No rest days. All comes down to conditioning and your baseline.
- harpratap 4y agoHow do you have enough time for this? 20km/day is around 4 hours of walking even at above average speeds
- marban 4y agoNo kids and never worked on someone else's schedule (mid 40s). I do a lot of email and conceptional work while walking so it's technically not leisure time.
- baxtr 4y agoSame here. I mostly work while walking. But, I do have a family and meetings for my clients.
- OhHiMarkos 4y agoHow can one work while walking?
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