I don't like running, but I do like walking. I walk for about an hour an a half every day. I get in about 9,000 steps on my walks and half the walk is steeply uphill (according to my fitness app, it is the equivalent of walking to the top of a 50 story building). I listen to audiobooks and just enjoy myself. Today I ate a bunch of blackberries by the sides of the path while walking. It is probably my favorite part of my day.
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#12Why are people who run so obnoxiously self-important about it? This post makes no effort to explain why running is supposed to be the center of a human being’s mental universe. People who happen to love running seem unable to understand that it’s not the same for everyone. You don’t see this kind of oblivious nonsense from someone who likes powerlifting or pastel drawing or making sushi.
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#14Why are people who run so obnoxiously self-important about it? This post makes no effort to explain why running is supposed to be the center of a human being’s mental universe. People who happen to love running seem unable to understand that it’s not the same for everyone. You don’t see this kind of oblivious nonsense from someone who likes powerlifting or pastel drawing or making sushi.
> You don’t see this kind of oblivious nonsense from someone who likes powerlifting
But you do. You see this with essentially every type of exercise modality.
* Powerlifters say cardio is of the devil and anybody who does it is actively losing all muscle in their body.
* CrossFitters will leap at every opportunity to tell you how amazing it is - or at least that was the case a decade ago.
* Brazilian Jiu Jitsu people are the new CrossFit.
* Calisthenics people regularly act as if you can't do 20 strict ring muscle ups you really don't belong in the gym.
* Bicyclists will say runners are shit because they are destroying their legs one step at a time.
* Rowers will scoff at bicyclists because they have chicken arms.
* Runners will laugh at everyone because they are the only discipline that you can truly do anywhere without equipment.
Idk. The list goes on and on. Every athlete is like this. It's just a tribal mentality thing. We see it on HN with programming languages too.
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#15Why are people who run so obnoxiously self-important about it? This post makes no effort to explain why running is supposed to be the center of a human being’s mental universe. People who happen to love running seem unable to understand that it’s not the same for everyone. You don’t see this kind of oblivious nonsense from someone who likes powerlifting or pastel drawing or making sushi.
His reasoning is fairly straightforward. From the article:
> I have found that running every day, consistently, vastly improves my mental and physical well-being.
> Every minute you run is your minute, and no one else's. And it feels good to allocate time to yourself every day.
I do not find this article's tone obnoxious, but I do know people like that who run. See also, powerlifters. See also, artists. I don't know any obnoxious itamae but I don't know any itamae. I know home cooks who look down on people who eat out a lot. Does that count?
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#16I thought you were supposed to take a day off between any exercise so your body had a chance to finish fixing your muscles? Or is it just that a single mile is below the threshold of impact that's covered by a regular night's sleep?
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#17I’d generalize that to do some cardio exercise everyday. There’s nothing special about running versus say swimming, cycling, or even a brisk walk.
This. I enjoy a good bike ride once or twice a week as well instead of running
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#18> Everyone is busy. “I don’t have time”, “It’s impossible”, I’ve heard it all - I don’t buy it. If this was the case, you wouldn’t have time to do your laundry, watch that TV show, or even read this rant.
Most of those 'other' things are asynchronous or can be 'multitasked'. I can 'watch' a TV show while checking some emails, or eating a snack, or while folding laundry.
Running is a full-body one-thing-at-a-time-only endeavor. I run 1-2 miles several times per week. I run at a gym on a treadmill, or I run in streets around my office. I can't talk on the phone. I can't fold laundry. I can't eat. I can't read blogs. I can listen to podcasts and music; that's about it. I get extremely bored most of the time running beyond 2 miles. (well, really after about half a mile).
I hit my apple watch 'rings' - 730 cals, 30 min exercise - 400 days in a row. It was time consuming, and often boring, but I did it. Then stopped. It didn't bring me any great satisfaction or insight or whatnot.
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#19I thought you were supposed to take a day off between any exercise so your body had a chance to finish fixing your muscles? Or is it just that a single mile is below the threshold of impact that's covered by a regular night's sleep?
I ran almost every day for years. I am working on rebuilding my running habit now. I would say that for people with a lot of running experience who are in good shape, one mile every day is going to do no harm at all.
edit to add: I feel I need to put a disclaimer here. People new to running, especially overweight people, should not run every day. Knee and ankle injuries are very common.
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#20I don't like running, but I do like walking. I walk for about an hour an a half every day. I get in about 9,000 steps on my walks and half the walk is steeply uphill (according to my fitness app, it is the equivalent of walking to the top of a 50 story building). I listen to audiobooks and just enjoy myself. Today I ate a bunch of blackberries by the sides of the path while walking. It is probably my favorite part of…
This sounds lovely. Looking forward to incorporating more of that in my day!