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Benefits of Walking

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Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by mleonhard »

FrojoS wrote: post #84
mleonhard wrote: post #66

I walked 3 miles a day, about 1,000 miles a year, before the pandemic. For me, two things are important for walking: 1. Environment - I need a quiet & safe path. You can find this in most cities with enough trial & error. Try different streets at different times. You will eventually find a way to walk wherever you want, whenever you want, without much traffic noise or street-crossing risk. 2. Equipment - Great shoes,…

You had to stop walking because of the pandemic?

I had a walking commute. Now I don't have a commute. I take longer walks now, and not every day. My phone says 1.7 miles a day since April.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by AriseAndPass »

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This is great to hear, that currently is me in various forms - start doing squats in the gym and my knees hurt, play a lot of tennis and something else hurts, etc. I really enjoy the few 10 minute yoga videos I've tried so it's great to hear that something I actually enjoy could be the trick to getting me exercise-ready. Can I ask you two questions from the other side of this? - I've spent quite a while searching thr…

Not the person you're asking, also not an expert, just someone who enjoys lifting weights (Olympic style!) and has spent a lot of time around people whose livelihood revolves around fitness and strength sports. Rounding your back is only an issue when loaded. You don't wanna round it when squatting or deadlifting (but the Barbell Medicine folks will tell you it's not that big of deal, most of the time). If you're jus…

Thanks for commenting! I hear what you're saying, but I think it's perfectly possible to injure your back with bodyweight exercises over time. Even if we're just talking about yoga, there's a good amount of evidence that incorrectly practiced yoga can and does cause back injuries over time.

Now I'm sure that the optimal answer to that would be to make sure you correctly practice yoga. But the back is probably the worst joint I can think of injuring, and at the same time I'm basically just watching youtube videos and copying them - which isn't really a guarantee of correct practice. So I try to err on the side of caution by keeping my spine neutral :)

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by mleonhard »

Fifer82 wrote: post #11

Does anyone at HN have pain from their job? Sitting? Even with expensive chairs, and standing desks? I have been running 5-7km twice per week since May and I loved how it made me feel, but then comes the pain... lower back... hip flexors... hamstring tightness... Not from my runs but from my job. This just really drags me down. I have been off the runs for 2 weeks as my hip hurts mid way through my run and this leads…

I've had lower-back pain during three different times of maximum stress in my lifetime. Meditation helped me handle it when it was happening. It works because most lower-back pain is due to subconsciously tensing the muscles all the time [0]. My technique is to quiet my mind, focus on the muscles, and then consciously relax them.

Each time, my lower-back pain permanently went away when I changed my life situation.

My guess is that you hate some aspect of your job, probably your boss, but the idea is suppressed. Try to find out how you really feel and then you'll know what action is right for you. A therapist can assist you in this.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446392308/

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by ajuc »

biswaroop wrote: post #15
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If that doesn't work, try riding a bicycle. You can adjust the pace depending on how you feel, and see a lot more than you would on a regular walk. If you pack a lunch, you can go pretty far, relax in a nice place, and head back.

Warning though: this requires amazing bike infrastructure. In most places in the US, cycling on the road can be an extremely stressful experience.

How's biking in US outside of big cities? Cause it's the best place to bike in my country (Poland).

You just leave the city and turn to any random small road and you can relax. My favorite are the farming land near Lublin. 30 minutes from the city center there are roads where you pass 1 car per hour :)

https://live.staticflickr.com/7264/6999476374_94c82f49dc_o.j...

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by aksss »

ekianjo wrote: post #45
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Doing well-formed push-ups until failure each morning has very impressive effects. Quantifiable improvement happens quickly. Chest and triceps will start to noticeably tone up. Fat loss (pant size) will be helped as well. The health benefits are great: “In a 10-year study published in February, researchers reported that men who can do 40 pushups have a whopping 96% lower risk of heart disease than guys who can't must…

> researchers reported that men who can do 40 pushups That's a very small amount of people then.

Yeah, getting to 40 is surprisingly easy though, and the benefits really reinforce the activity. Takes less than 2 minutes each morning, doesn’t make you all sweaty, and the improvement happens very quickly. It frankly is more mental discipline than anything. If you have the mental discipline the body will fall in line.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by eimrine »

This is great article except of advice to wear mask. Even while covid time your mask will protect nobody. Future generations even will not have an ability to understand the connection between walking half a marathone and wearing something that makes breathing tough.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by tuxguy »

serf wrote: post #89

I used to walk 5 to 10 miles a day, every single night, to clear my head and think about things. One night, on a drinking holiday, I was ran over from the back (while on the sidewalk/side of street, mind you) while on my nightly walk, and crippled permanently by a hit-and-run driver that was never found. (C5 level non-complete quadriplegia) I miss my walks immensely. They used to put my mind at ease like nothing I ha…

so sorry to hear that ! hope medical science advances that one day you can walk(& maybe even run) again ! sending you lots of love !

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by raztogt21 »

I'd consider myself super active, can do up two hours of intensive exercise without feeling soreness the next day.

The last three months I started walking 4km each day at a pace of 12 minutes per kilometer.

Mentally it is game changing. I began remembering childhood memories, came up with new ideas, start connecting dots of what I've listened and read, and noticed a huge boost on my mood.

I look forward each day for my afternoon walk.

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