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Why Exercise Is a Miracle Drug

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Post by rockyabc40 »

majewsky wrote: post #187
david-gpu wrote: post #149

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Nothing is forcing you to ride at 15mph. Walking doesn't let you go very far in a reasonable amount of time, either, and I'm one of those 10K steps a day sort of people.

> Walking doesn't let you go very far in a reasonable amount of time, either Earlier today, I walked across several neighborhoods and through an entire large park to get to the city center for some shopping, all in the span of 40 minutes. If you feel like walking is ineffective at getting you places, you may want to consider advocating for walkable cities.

"advocate for walkable cities" okay buddy sure.

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Post by throwaway22032 »

terribleperson wrote: post #190
AtlasBarfed wrote: post #83

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AND YOU DON'T NEED TO RUN to start with. And if you are overweight and sedentary DON'T RUN TO GET INTO SHAPE. Walking, hiking, swimming, biking, and weight training. Mix all of it so you get cross training effects and distribute stress across many domains. Running is, by the standards of the statistical hole America is in terms of obesity, an "advanced" activity. We're talking about something that involves a stress i…

It can be really hard to get cardio without running. I still agree despite that.

If you are overweight enough that running carries a significant risk of joint issues then just walking at speed is likely to be enough cardio for you.

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Post by pmarreck »

Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe wrote: post #248
dumbmrblah wrote: post #192

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Yep. I walk barefoot everywhere I can and if not, then I wear sandals. I was having terrible pain in my feet when I was wearing “shoes with support”, which went away once I started wearing sandals and going barefoot everywhere. If I run I run with glove shoes or whatever they’re called nowadays.

> glove shoes Probably Vibram FiveFingers

also possibly the least attractive footwear one could use, IMHO, but eh

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Post by rootusrootus »

AaronAPU wrote: post #213
rootusrootus wrote: post #162

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I walk every morning and hit 80-80% of my max heart rate for parts of it. Walking can be quite good exercise, unless you live somewhere very flat. My V02 max continues to climb steadily 0.1/week like clockwork, and no running yet. Granted, it's got a ways to go, it's just barely above average, but still, walking is working.

If you’re walking at that intensity you are more accurately hiking.

That's a perspective I haven't heard before, though I see that Google somewhat agrees with that being a valid point of view. Though it does suggest higher speed with more intention is a distinction. In my mind, hiking is something I do on a trail. I walk around my neighborhood. This includes a couple of climbs of ~200 feet over the space of about four city blocks. Moderately steep, but entirely normal terrain for the area, and all on paved roads or sidewalks at ~3 mph. Never occurred to me to think of it as anything other than a good walk.

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Post by Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe »

pmarreck wrote: post #253
Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe wrote: post #248

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> glove shoes Probably Vibram FiveFingers

also possibly the least attractive footwear one could use, IMHO, but eh

I have them, they're actually litteraly attractive to pople that won't judge you by your looks. People I hang out with hardly notice them.

Also: wearing them makes you understand that you wear gloves when everyone is stuck at mittens.

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Post by ak217 »

thebigspacefuck wrote: post #236
ak217 wrote: post #97

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Better yet, get stability/motion control shoes. Don't skimp on running shoes and be prepared to try a few different types for extended periods of time before you settle on one. I found that there is only one type of shoe on the market that prevents me from getting injured (Asics Gel-Kayano). Everything else - low drop, high drop, HOKA, Brooks, Nike, even Asics' own GT-2000s - is a quick route to knee injury for me. A…

Motion control were found to cause higher injury rates than either neutral/stability in this study https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/9/715 Matches my own experience, first season of cross country in HS I had neutral shoes and they were perfect, went back for new shoes next season and they put me in motion control shoes which gave me instant knee pain.

OK, here is a study with 10x the sample size reading out the opposite effect: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26746907/

The point of my post was that these experiences are highly personal and specific to your physiology. Different shoe models labeled the same type can have drastically different dynamics depending on their design and the specifics of your gait and strike. If you have pain or injuries, don't trust the studies, try different shoes and cross-training/stretching techniques until you find what works for you.

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Post by forkeep »

yieldcrv wrote: post #147
jstummbillig wrote: post #127

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I am confused. Just in that small excerpt you quoted it reads "wallowing in guilt over it would do nothing, either", explicitly rejecting the larger part of idea you are critizing?

Because its not preemptive, this is them reaching the right side of the guilt bell curve For people raised to be susceptible to guilt from a young age

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Post by switchbak »

amelius wrote: post #178
switchbak wrote: post #124

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Why is the guilt necessary?

The guilt is a reminder of the cognitive debt.

I wouldn't feel guilty about acing a multiple choice test.

I don't feel guilty about being born in a prosperous country. I don't feel guilty about being born a human, nor of being born in a time of relative peace.

I feel grateful for these things, but no - I don't feel guilt, and I don't think I "should".

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Post by ASalazarMX »

rockyabc40 wrote: post #251
majewsky wrote: post #187

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> Walking doesn't let you go very far in a reasonable amount of time, either Earlier today, I walked across several neighborhoods and through an entire large park to get to the city center for some shopping, all in the span of 40 minutes. If you feel like walking is ineffective at getting you places, you may want to consider advocating for walkable cities.

"advocate for walkable cities" okay buddy sure.

Love how HN makes this days-after retorts happen frequently.

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Post by philiptaylor34 »

sharkweek wrote: post #20

I can directly tie my mood to how much exercise I’ve had in a given week. It’s also easy, given how busy life feels, to let the proverbial frog boil in water when it comes to this. My partner often comments when I’ve been a little grumpier than usual by saying, “you should go on a bike ride.” It really works wonders on the soul (and the more physical heart and lungs) getting out for a spin in the fresh air.

Sorry I’m not familiar with this platform but saw a thread where you say you collect Theranos items. I have something that maybe of interest to you. Sorry it won’t let me comment on the Theranos thread.
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