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remmers
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The WalkING Item
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Oct 31 13:49 UTC 1994 |
Over the last several months, I've been getting into walking as a form
of exercise. It's convenient and low-overhead -- no expensive
equipment to buy, and I can use the streets of my own neighborhood. I
just walk out the door and do it. Three times a week, I do a brisk
45-minute walk (worked up to that level gradually over a period of
months -- started at 20 minutes). I find these walks, together with
watching my food intake, to be tremendously beneficial -- so far I've
lost 15 pounds and feel better mentally and physically.
Any thoughts about walking as compared to other forms of exercise? Any
other walking enthusiasts out there?
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md
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response 1 of 28:
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Oct 31 18:51 UTC 1994 |
I love walking. You get to see, hear, smell, etc., the world,
and you're not likely to damage yourself badly doing it. I know
I'm doing it for the exercise, usually, but I'm also doing it
for its own sake. There's a 7-11 about two miles from our house,
and the kids and I regularly walk there and back now. I can't
remember the last time we drove there. Other times, I'll walk
around the neighborhood, or along one of the many nature trails
near us. It really is amazing how many interesting things there
are that you never would've noticed otherwise.
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kentn
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response 2 of 28:
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Oct 31 19:07 UTC 1994 |
Life seems different when you slow down...people in cars notice things,
yes, but not at nearly the same level of experience as the walker. Of
course, short trips in the car can become major hikes for the
walker...
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jdg00
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response 3 of 28:
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Nov 1 02:58 UTC 1994 |
My favorite Ann Arbor walk is Bird Hills park. 100 acres of woodland.
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katie
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response 4 of 28:
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Nov 1 18:43 UTC 1994 |
I love walking, but feel I am not allowed to walk in Ann Arbor anymore.
A year ago I lost 30+ lbs by walking.
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jdg00
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response 5 of 28:
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Nov 2 01:13 UTC 1994 |
not allowed?
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katie
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response 6 of 28:
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Nov 3 14:16 UTC 1994 |
Yes, not allowed.
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md
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response 7 of 28:
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Nov 3 16:50 UTC 1994 |
That's an outrage. You should come and walk in West
Bloomfield, Katie, we don't have one of those guys yet,
and we have a superb trail network.
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jdg00
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response 8 of 28:
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Nov 4 16:22 UTC 1994 |
As long as you're not alone, you should still be able to walk without fear.
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katie
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response 9 of 28:
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Nov 5 01:51 UTC 1994 |
I'm usually alone, unfortunately.
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gerund
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response 10 of 28:
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Nov 9 03:46 UTC 1994 |
Not to devert a walking item, but when people are afraid to walk...
And people wonder why i think the world is sick sick sick and sickening
more every day.
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md
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response 11 of 28:
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Nov 9 14:14 UTC 1994 |
People are afraid to walk alone, which is a double outrage,
alone often being the perfect way to go for a walk, imho.
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remmers
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response 12 of 28:
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Nov 9 14:29 UTC 1994 |
Indeed. I find my early morning walks around the neighborhood to be
great "private time" that I can use to think things over and psyche
myself up for the rest of the day. There is mental benefit to this
kind of walking as well as physical.
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gerund
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response 13 of 28:
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Nov 18 10:12 UTC 1994 |
I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, I very rarely get to walk like that.
It IS a wonderful time to feel at peace though, and to get away from
things when you have no other way to get away.
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remmers
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response 14 of 28:
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Dec 10 12:23 UTC 1994 |
My morning walk was an interesting experience yesterday, due to the icy
pavements. Hard to get up a lot of speed when you're worried about your
feet slipping out from under you. I found that I got better traction
on those portions of sidewalk which the "negligent" homeowners had not
cleared of snow.
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lee
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response 15 of 28:
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Nov 26 03:19 UTC 1996 |
Walking is great and I tend to do it lots in the spring and in the autumn,
but it's often too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter for me
to be able to get myself psyched up to walk. Although I do feel better
afterwards.
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denise
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response 16 of 28:
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Dec 8 15:48 UTC 1996 |
At least in the cold weather, you can dres for walking! Dress in layers
so that as your body heats up, you can undo a layer. And yep, walking
IS great in that it makes ya feel better--during AND after!
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lee
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response 17 of 28:
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Dec 9 05:07 UTC 1996 |
Luckily, it doesn't get cold too often.
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arianna
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response 18 of 28:
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Jan 13 08:21 UTC 1997 |
That's one of the good things about living on a small, consolidated campus:
you can go for a walk and not have to carry those fears that you're in danger
when alone.....
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lee
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response 19 of 28:
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Jan 14 23:36 UTC 1997 |
But some people are afraid of walking alone no matter where they are.
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arianna
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response 20 of 28:
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Jan 20 00:37 UTC 1997 |
I wonder if that's a phobia....
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lee
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response 21 of 28:
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Jan 20 20:42 UTC 1997 |
It could be just upbringing. If you were brought up in a city where
drive-by shootings occur quite regularly, you may not want to be alone
and attract attention.
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kami
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response 22 of 28:
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Aug 11 17:46 UTC 1997 |
Dunno, I walk alone fairly often, although not as often as I should <sigh,
getting lumplike). As it happens, from my house to Bird Hills Park, across
it and back home takes about 2 hours, give or take a bit. Really pleasant.
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scott
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response 23 of 28:
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Jan 1 19:16 UTC 1999 |
I've started walking a lot more in the last year. I walk to work on some
days, which is about 4 miles round trip (used to be longer!). And for the
Grex walks, I've found that I have a very nice walk along mostly river from
my house to Gallup Park, about 3 miles to get there.
What else? I live a few blocks from Bird Hill Park, so I can go do a solid
~4 mile loop thru Bird Hill, Barton Park, and then around thru Langford Park
and back home. Quite a variety of scenery, too, from woods to floodplain to
the "badlands" of sand and gravel still recovering from when the sewer was
put in in Langford only a few years ago.
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mary
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response 24 of 28:
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Jan 1 22:08 UTC 1999 |
I too like walking. I mean, I really like walking and do so at a good
clip for at least 45 minutes, daily. It's wonderful mind-dump time. I
find on recent days when the weather left sidewalks icy I was irritated
and wanted to complain about it to whoever was responsible. Anyone know
his/her email address?
What I've resolved to do is use the Parks and Rec indoor track as often as
I can when weather is nasty, with a plan to eventually buy a good
treadmill.
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