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Re: Building a walking routine

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mudrockbestgirl wrote: post #66
chegra wrote: post #13

From a similar view, the book, "Spark: How Exercise will improve your performance by Dr. John Ratey" has other benefits of exercising: 1. Exercise is better than Zoloft in treating depression 2. Students with higher fitness scores also have higher test scores 3. People learn vocabulary words 20 percent faster following exercise than they did before exercise 4. A massive Dutch study of 19,288 twins and their families…

I have no doubt that exercise is good for you, but I'm extremely skeptical about these kind of books. I haven't read this one specifically but from your description it fits this archetype of pop-science books that cite studies as proof. But studies, especially these kinds of studies, are no proof. It sounds like a huge collection of selection-bias based experiments, which already suffer from selection bias due to the…

I wouldn't doubt that the specifics are incorrect, but the general picture is good. As a chess player, I can tell you I feel the difference between days I work out and days I don't.

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by tasuki »

bagels wrote: post #39
s-lambert wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where do people live where going outside for a walk for an hour is that dangerous? I'm pretty sure even if you lived in a super high crime rate area you could still find times to go outside for a walk during the day. Unless we're talking about extreme scenarios like living in an active war-zone.

It's cars. Rural america is not walkable unless you live near nature trails. You're walking on roads with no shoulder and people happy to run you over.

Not American.

If it's rural why would you walk on roads? Aren't (whether human or animal) paths enough?

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by tasuki »

abdullahkhalids wrote: post #18
TheRealPomax wrote: post #3

Of course, what this usually ignores is "...and live somewhere where you can actually safely walk for an hour".

I am living in Canada. It's winter and it is wet. Going outside means a 5 min ritual of changing into outside clothes (because it is wet) and wearing boots, walking and doing the reverse 5 min ritual. I love walking but very annoying these days.

I have a child. Going for a walk involves half an hour of negotiations. Feel better about your five minutes?

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by throw6383878 »

sph wrote: post #62

> There are four types of walks to consider implementing in your routines Ugh, can these growth hacking types stop trying to make everything into a "thing"? Can one just go out for a bloody walk without someone saying they need to make the best out of it, and to use it for spiritual and career growth. Just go out to pump some fresh blood and air in your body. There's no unproductive way of walking, for god's sake. Al…

Well, it has to fit into culture. Walking in forest is part of my work (software design). But to make it billable, I need all that BS...

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by omniscient_oce »

mudrockbestgirl wrote: post #66
chegra wrote: post #13

From a similar view, the book, "Spark: How Exercise will improve your performance by Dr. John Ratey" has other benefits of exercising: 1. Exercise is better than Zoloft in treating depression 2. Students with higher fitness scores also have higher test scores 3. People learn vocabulary words 20 percent faster following exercise than they did before exercise 4. A massive Dutch study of 19,288 twins and their families…

I have no doubt that exercise is good for you, but I'm extremely skeptical about these kind of books. I haven't read this one specifically but from your description it fits this archetype of pop-science books that cite studies as proof. But studies, especially these kinds of studies, are no proof. It sounds like a huge collection of selection-bias based experiments, which already suffer from selection bias due to the…

I'm completely over self-help books now. Why pay $20 to be taught that water is wet in 200+ pages. Exercise is good, drinking water is good, sleep is good, et cetera. The exact percentage doesn't really matter.

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by canucker2016 »

kderbyma wrote: post #5

I walk frequently and it truly makes most problems less so. I love taking long walks across my city. Usually a couple of times a year I will leave in the morning and go for a walk until late at night. Sometimes 12 hours.

Not from walking, but I discovered in college a downside when I went for a run after a midterm or final exam.

During the run, my mind would wander, and I would start going over some of the questions/problems from the just-completed midterm/final.

To my horror, my mind would discover the correct answer for a specific question which didn't match my response or realize that my given answer had a glaring flaw which meant there was no way I could have answered the question/problem correctly.

The midterm/final was already completed. I couldn't go back in time and correct my answer. I was stuck in a hot burning purgatory, finishing a run with my mind fixated on my incorrect answer. I couldn't un-think the error.

Once I finished the run, I'd go over the problem in my room again only to confirm my error. Then I had to wait for the results from the midterm/final to come face to face with the fact that the prof/TA had agreed that I had erred.

This happened a couple of times before I realized the nasty game my mind was playing on me. It was like PTSD - I avoided going for a run immediately after a midterm/final, afraid of what errors my mind might reveal to me. Ignorance is bliss in this case.

Finally learned to let the emotions go. What's done is done, can't do anythng about the past.

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by gumboza »

sph wrote: post #62

> There are four types of walks to consider implementing in your routines Ugh, can these growth hacking types stop trying to make everything into a "thing"? Can one just go out for a bloody walk without someone saying they need to make the best out of it, and to use it for spiritual and career growth. Just go out to pump some fresh blood and air in your body. There's no unproductive way of walking, for god's sake. Al…

I think realistically walking meeting outcomes would be worse. At least in my case, walking around outside switches me into survival mode. Raised heart rate and adrenaline. I learned this during covid when I was doing laps around the local park on a zoom meeting.

But yeah you don't need a reason or a framework in which to operate in. Just walk out of the bloody door.

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by mym1990 »

tasuki wrote: post #72
bagels wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's cars. Rural america is not walkable unless you live near nature trails. You're walking on roads with no shoulder and people happy to run you over.

Not American. If it's rural why would you walk on roads? Aren't (whether human or animal) paths enough?

Rural America is a) not nice to trespassers(and you're bound to walk on private land if you're off the main streets) and b) is even more car dependent than urban areas, so human or animal paths usually don't exist.

Re: Building a walking routine

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Post by watwut »

tasuki wrote: post #73
abdullahkhalids wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am living in Canada. It's winter and it is wet. Going outside means a 5 min ritual of changing into outside clothes (because it is wet) and wearing boots, walking and doing the reverse 5 min ritual. I love walking but very annoying these days.

I have a child. Going for a walk involves half an hour of negotiations. Feel better about your five minutes?

You literally argue with child half an hour daily or the the child never leave the house? You don't take the child to playground or just to move about?
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