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I walk at least 4 miles a day. Looking back at my daily mood, diet, and health data, it seems missing a day can have negative knock on effects that can last a d

I walk at least 4 miles a day. Looking back at my daily mood, diet, and health data, it seems missing a day can have negative knock on effects that can last a day or two, and longer if I miss several days. I sleep deeper, eat better, feel less stress and generally happier. I also get a lot of my work done in my head (software, of course), more so if I leave the earphones at home. Even the treadmill helps notability, although I think sunlight and the peace of outdoors is more effective. I don’t have the same data but my estimation is that strength training didn’t quite have the same effect other than physical health (for me). Now, if only I could get myself to do both… I don’t enjoy strength training and it’s been hard to keep doing it consistently.

jseliger 2y ago
Since then, I’ve serendipitously encountered a handful of similar meditations on the value of walking My wife wrote one: "The dangers of walking include falling in love" https://bessstillman.substack.com/p/the-dangers-of-walking-include-falling https://bessstillman.substack.com/p/the-dangers-of-walking-i...
- fransje26 2y ago
  > “I’m fine, I just walked to work,” I said. “Why would you do that?” she said, and then, putting her hand on my forearm, leaned in to conspiratorially whisper, “Are you poor?” This is a telling illustration of the path that lays ahead of us, to bring back walking in people's lives.. On a more personal note, the best of luck with your path ahead. May there be many steps taken and many walks walked in time that will be given to you.