Is Walking An Underrated Form of Exercise?
Is Walking An Underrated Form of Exercise?
Yes
I started doing 10,000 steps a day religiously about 6-7 months ago and I wish I'd done it sooner. It's been hugely beneficial to me personally.
I've found it something achievable I can do every day, regardless of how I'm feeling. Being consistent in exercise is a hugely beneciL and this is an achievable level of exercise that research shows has clear health benefits.
From a personal point of view, having a target to hit every day, and a reason to get out of the house ever say and walk has been very beneficial to me. Having a step counter and a clear goal every day has been satisfying and I feel a small sense of achievement each day when I hit the target. In addition I have found my mental health genuinely improved. On bad days, just getting out of the house and walking completely turns my mood round.
I personally would strongly recommend walking 10k steps a day. Even if you do vigorous exercise a few days a week, on your "off days" do 10k a day.
Do you use any of those apps that reward you for steps?
I just let a phone pedometer run and have phone in pocket. not perfect and i think it records too many steps but it gives "good enough for me" ballpark estimate
But I guess it's not as much like that as I just try to add walking in to things like if I am thinking or I might pace around and read instead of sitting and reading like on a phone. If you can walk and do it, then I try to sometimes.
People could also get walking desks if they have a desk job and ability to make that work, so they could walk while working
yeah it's been an interesting experiment here too
the consistency is underrated to me; sometimes if I'm stressed and try something with high intensity, I end up crashing (it does not simply relieve stress but adds to it and that ends in an overload) whereas walking is a kind of "active recovery" so it can be good whether stressed or not, consistently every day
Yeah 10,000 steps a day sounds like a whole lot of nothing… until you get a desk job.
I love walking! I try to go on long walks (3-6 miles) 4 or 5 times a week! I started doing it seriously about 3 years ago when I was told my blood pressure was so high I might have a stroke... My doctor says my blood pressure is excellent, and I've lost about 70lbs since then! Aside from physical health it's also drastically improved my mental health, and now I start to get kind of cranky if I don't get to walk enough lol
It’s not underrated by me.