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That must take forever, do you work at night?
This is during PTO.
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How long does this take? Honestly sounds like bullshit.
> Honestly sounds like bullshit. Why’s that? There are lots of people who do extreme amounts of activity. Parent’s description is on par for backpacking. Please consider your phrasing. Nothing wrong with asking the question, but best avoid coming off as though you’re accusing people of lying. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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#63You don't need to start right off with a 2kg pack.
You want about .5L of water per hour hiking. Throw in an extra bottle perhaps, better to have a little extra than not enough.
2kg of water is about 4 hours hiking. Maybe don't start right off with such a long hike.
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Why’s that? Personally I find it doesn’t compromise, but of course your mileage may vary. For me it’s a nice way to get a few kilometers in, and is better than sitting on the couch. Usually I’m watching a show or movie or YouTube regardless, might as well move while I do it.
Because you can't enjoy neither walk (enviroment), nor movie (must pay attention to your surroundings) plus it sounds still quite dangerous.
NewPipe is your friend... use it like a audiobook
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Why’s that? Personally I find it doesn’t compromise, but of course your mileage may vary. For me it’s a nice way to get a few kilometers in, and is better than sitting on the couch. Usually I’m watching a show or movie or YouTube regardless, might as well move while I do it.
Because you can't enjoy neither walk (enviroment), nor movie (must pay attention to your surroundings) plus it sounds still quite dangerous.
Hey don’t try it if it sounds too scary to you. I was sharing my routine because the @TekMol asked about it, not suggesting it for anyone else. @angelbar’s audiobook suggestion is a good one; I do that too sometimes. And sometimes I do language lessons while walking instead of books or podcasts or movies.
For me, it’s very enjoyable and I can watch a movie; it isn’t hard to pay enough attention, and it isn’t dangerous at all. Never had a Netflix walk injury of any kind or any close calls, and I’ve had loads of minor scratches, slips, falls, bumps, rolled ankles, sunburns, etc. etc., while hiking in the mountains and paying full attention. Mountain hiking is much more dangerous than walking in the city looking at an iPad half the time (and I wouldn’t call mountain hiking ‘dangerous’).
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#68Im quite young(under 21) but hiking as been a huge outlet for my stress. During the first lockdown, weekly hiking was my time of self care. Its also super good for your cardio vascular system. My Vo2 Max raised around 10-15 points from hiking alone along with my overall speed. Hiking is also one of those thing where it indirectly teaches you life skills; sometimes zigzags are the fastest route or slow and steady is f…
Out of curiosity, what did you use to measure your VO2max?
I used my apple watch, it’s not the most accurate but provides a good idea.
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#69I love to hike - 33, it started as a supplementary way to exercise during the pandemic for me, and now always seems to be apart of the weekend plan - wheres the next hard hike?
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#70I'm 45 and overweight, and my dogs tire out at around 8 miles ~= 13 km.
If you're at all an animal lover and in a life situation where you can, adopt a medium size dog of a semi-active breed (say, 20-30kg mutt with some shepherd breed in it, but not a pure working dog!). Take the dog for an hour-long walk every single day. The dog will teach you to be a walker.
(If you can't get a dog, find a local shelter and volunteer to walk the dogs there. Many will let you "borrow" a dog for 30 mins at a time, so you can give 2-3 dogs a walk in one visit. It helps the dogs, too!)