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How to Walk (12 miles a day)
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#242I got a portable treadmill in June 2021. I put it under my standing desk and walk at a slow/medium most of the day while I work. I'm at 723 miles so far.
What brand/model did you get? I've been thinking about getting a small under the table one, but the reviews I've seen are pretty poor for many models.
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There is a benefit of re-listening to certain audiobooks, lectures or podcasts. If there was a sophisticated way to just have content on-repeat, that would be cool. New content all the time is over-consumption, while repeating could be used for learning. Also if walking alone, people should try calling friends and family. It's a great way to reconnect and stay connected with friends. Handsfree, heads up, it's good fu…
In seasons of life where there are a lot of new things happening I tend to re-read books or re-listen to familiar music whereas other times I find myself in more of an exploratory mood. The Count of Monte Cristo is my current go to re-read.
I just picked this back up last week for similar reasons. I have so much going on in my life right now that I wanted something to read where I already know the story well and can allow parts of my brain to "defrag" while still enjoying a book.
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#244> I will end by saying, as a guy, I have never had any problems from other people. In all my years walking all over. But that it is sadly very very different for women. He's either only walking in exceptionally safe areas, he's very large, or I have a particularly punchable face. I biked every road in St. Louis a few years ago, which required biking every street in some high-crime neighborhoods. I was frequently made…
I've walked around solo (and often at night due to jetlag from Australia) many countries - rich, poor, busy, deserted seeming.
Never have I felt as unsafe and unsure as in the US.
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#245I started walking regularly (averages to about 9km a day) over a year ago. It transformed my life. I was walking a little bit before, but not regularly. Since I started doing it every day I lost 35 kg and got much happier. I just can't continue to be angry about anything after walking for 1 hour with a good book on the headphones. Now I'm usually doing about 5-10 km on work days and 20-35 km on free days. I skip if t…
A few questions if you don't mind.
Did you change your diet and/or sleep habits too?
What was the weight you dropped down from?
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Amen brother. I walk about an hour a day, most every day, and do some light weights. It's the perfect amount of clear-your-head-and-think time for me, and makes me feel tons better. But it's a tradeoff about what doesn't get done (or that I push off on my wife & family) because I do it. The theme some folks in this thread are pushing that "oh, just take 3-4 hours a day...no big deal anyone can do that...you have noth…
Exactly. It's always trade off. I actually don't spend a lot of time on my kid because my parents are helping a lot. That will change in a year or so and I'd have even less time. Just hope he can sleep throughout the night without waking up so that we can grab more sleep.
The sleep gets easier, and the challenges change to new ones every few years!
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#248As for safety, always look left and right when you cross, just like how your were probably taught as a child, really . Because of today's rise of mostly silent electric vehicles, and because of drivers distracted by phones sometimes, you should not cross "by hear", if it ever was a good idea (I used to do that), even if you have the green light . Be extra cautious if a large truck or bus blocks your view. Remove your…
> straight dogs in urban environments. I had a couple of encounters with lost dogs myself, thankfully they were not hostile.
Stray dogs aren't hostile. Dogs defending their owner's territory are hostile.
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Exactly. It's always trade off. I actually don't spend a lot of time on my kid because my parents are helping a lot. That will change in a year or so and I'd have even less time. Just hope he can sleep throughout the night without waking up so that we can grab more sleep.
The sleep gets easier, and the challenges change to new ones every few years!
Thanks! My friends told me that already :)
I figured I'd probably have more free time when he goes to middle school when teenager rebellion kicks in. In about ten years.
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#250Based on the author’s advice, I downloaded that Overdrive app and signed in with my library card. So far, every single audiobook I want to check out is reserved at least 6 months out and more commonly a year out. Is there some other scheme for borrowing audiobooks? I used to subscribe to Audible but it wasn’t a very good deal.
It's based on your local library and current popularity.