Benefits of Walking
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Benefits of Walking
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#2One more benefit of walking in the age of covid: It's one of the few ways to visit with a friend safely. Socialization this winter is going to be tough. Walking outdoors with a friend may be the best way to share your life until Spring or vaccination, whichever comes first.
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#3I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards.
Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have to walk about twice as far as I would have run.) During the walk, I experience a calm, meditative peace that I really enjoy. I don't even need to have headphones on to enjoy walking!
If you find yourself in the position where you feel like you have to run to stay healthy, it might be worth mixing it up with walking. And if running is overwhelming, don't underestimate the benefits of a good walk. It's still the most underrated way to exercise.
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#4I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards. Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have t…
Yes, that is exactly what I tried to explain. You don't have to run in order to feel healthy. You can improve your wellbeing and focus by taking a quick walk.
The benefits of it are too immense to ignore.
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#5I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards. Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have t…
I hate hate hate running. I used to work out quite a bit but could never get into running and sought other cardio exercises - literally anything that wasn't running.
Over time school, then work, then life simply got in the way and my exercise lapsed. Now in middle age I worked up a minor health issue and my doctor strongly encouraged me to start up on cardio again -- this coincided with both the start of COVID lockdowns and wasn't long after a move to an area with lots of trails nearby.
So I started walking about an hour 3 times a week as weather permitted. Health condition went away, blood pressure dropped, mood improved, sleep improved. I also started enjoying the changing of the seasons more, enjoying nature, being outdoors and all that. I started feeling like eating crap wasn't "right" and started eating better. It's like an entire cascade of wellness.
Not once have I gone for a walk and thought "I'd rather not be doing this" like with running. In fact I usually look forward to my walk and look for excuses to go on one.
Turns out I should have just gone walking all the time instead.
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#6I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards. Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have t…
I disagree, running and walking are not really substitutes from a health standpoint. Walking has a lot of health benefits but they're largely orthogonal to traditional vigorous exercise.
Modern research has identified that the major mediator of exercise's physiological benefits is the down-regulation of the adrenal axis.[1] In other words, activating the fight-or-flight sensation is a key component of an exercise program. It's also why very high-intensity exercise seems to produce the most rapid improvement in key biomarkers.[2]
Many people don't like vigorous exercise because they feel like they're dying from the strain. However that painful stressful feeling is largely essential to the process.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010733/ [2] https://www.sciencealert.com/just-12-minutes-of-intense-exer...
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#7> Improving self esteem by 45%.
> Improving mood by 54%.
> the research has shown
How uncannilly mordant -- that one needs statistics and scientific studies to know how to be human.
I hope the history of academia's roots don't escape anyone; we've traded one omnipotent figurehead for another.
Apologies, author. I know you had to pump this up so Google et al. would even consider indexing this piece at any useful level -- or that anyone would read or discuss a piece with just:
> Put any shoes that you have on. Put any clothes that you have on. Just simply, walk outside and move one leg after another.
> The motion is simple. The results are profound.
In the body.
I'm imaging a Twitter; where instead of writing out meaningless twaddle, there are pithy and brief "learnings" -- like fortune cookies for the soul.
Life would be simpler, if we condensed it all down to only the most basic principles.
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#8I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards. Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have t…
I loved running when my weight bottomed out(168 for a 5'10" frame). As a former fat kid who never ran a mile and always found a health reason to escape PE class it was amazing. It didn't last long though. I met my wife and started gaining weight, and soon I was back to where running hurt like hell.
Now I hike, and I love that. I don't think I'll ever lose enough muscle and fat to get down to where running feels good again.
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#9I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards. Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have t…
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.
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#10I love this. I run (a little), but have never enjoyed it. I've never once experienced a "runner's high"--even when I ran 5-6x per week for years. I still do it a couple times a week because it's a quick way to get my heart beating, and I do feel better afterwards. Walking is different. It's almost always pleasant, and the feeling I get after a good walk is similar to the one I get after a run (though I usually have t…
I disagree, running and walking are not really substitutes from a health standpoint. Walking has a lot of health benefits but they're largely orthogonal to traditional vigorous exercise. Modern research has identified that the major mediator of exercise's physiological benefits is the down-regulation of the adrenal axis.[1] In other words, activating the fight-or-flight sensation is a key component of an exercise pro…
From what I’ve read, they are interchangeable from a longevity perspective, rapid improvement aside.