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> I stopped wasting tons of time by walking several kilometers a day, and instead got a car. This sentence is so surreal, I feel like I'm dreaming.

add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
What's strange about this? Depending on the start and destination, a car can either be faster or slower than other modes of transportation.
- aSanchezStern 1y ago
  Sure, but when you're walking all the time, none of that time is wasted, because you're helping your body and brain function better. When you use a car, you really are wasting all your transportation time. To get the same benefits, you would have to drive places, and then go walking recreationally after, which would clearly take much more time to get the same utility.
  - add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
    Their next sentence shows they traded one form of exercise for another. That's "surreal"? There are many forms of exercise.
- xandrius 1y ago
  Because literally every single study or individual realization is about the incredible effects of merely walking every day. And the Op stopped something which is universally deemed great both for the body and the mind and traded it for using a car and sticking themselves inside a gym instead. Surreal.
  - add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
    He traded a walking commute for a planned, intentional workout. Why are we criticizing this? What's bad about other methods of exercise?
cyberax 1y ago
Merely walking is overrated, especially commute-style walking. It is much better than doing _nothing_ but as the main source of physical exercise it's not great. I used to walk 12000 steps every day, including on a treadmill at home. My leg muscles were awesome, and my cardio health was great. But my upper body was weak, and eventually I had to start physiotherapy to strengthen some muscle groups to correct for bad sitting posture that was causing pain. So I started doing weight and resistance training, my muscle mass went up, and I'm much healthier as a result. I'm also saving tons of time commuting by car instead of having to walk. And I still do weekend walks/jogs around the parks and my neighborhood for fun.

add-sub-mul-div 1y ago

What's strange about this? Depending on the start and destination, a car can either be faster or slower than other modes of transportation.

aSanchezStern 1y ago
Sure, but when you're walking all the time, none of that time is wasted, because you're helping your body and brain function better. When you use a car, you really are wasting all your transportation time. To get the same benefits, you would have to drive places, and then go walking recreationally after, which would clearly take much more time to get the same utility.
- add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
  Their next sentence shows they traded one form of exercise for another. That's "surreal"? There are many forms of exercise.
xandrius 1y ago
Because literally every single study or individual realization is about the incredible effects of merely walking every day. And the Op stopped something which is universally deemed great both for the body and the mind and traded it for using a car and sticking themselves inside a gym instead. Surreal.
- add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
  He traded a walking commute for a planned, intentional workout. Why are we criticizing this? What's bad about other methods of exercise?

cyberax 1y ago

Merely walking is overrated, especially commute-style walking. It is much better than doing _nothing_ but as the main source of physical exercise it's not great. I used to walk 12000 steps every day, including on a treadmill at home. My leg muscles were awesome, and my cardio health was great. But my upper body was weak, and eventually I had to start physiotherapy to strengthen some muscle groups to correct for bad sitting posture that was causing pain. So I started doing weight and resistance training, my muscle mass went up, and I'm much healthier as a result. I'm also saving tons of time commuting by car instead of having to walk. And I still do weekend walks/jogs around the parks and my neighborhood for fun.