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How much do you walk?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by latehorn, Apr 20, 2006.

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    And I don't mean walking in the gym or taking the car to a place and then walk there(shopping porpuses etc). I mean simply by leaving the house without taking some car and walk to one point(your work, your friend, your school, the shop etc).

    Personally, I walk(or take the bicycle) pretty much everywhere in town I live in. I do however use my friends cars then and then. But most times I walk(or take the bicycle) if the distance is just a few miles.

    I think it's great for everyone, I get free exercises(without thinking about it) and you ease the traffic for the others.
     
    latehorn, Apr 20, 2006 IP
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    Jarodboy Prominent Member

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    Almost nothing, that's why i'm getting fat :/
     
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    TruckTechniques Peon

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    Working in the burbs, it is almost impossible to accomplish anything by walking :(

    I walk the most at work. I part way out at the back of the parking lot, walk into the office and take the stairs up to the 2nd floor.
    This does two things, helps me get a little more exercise as well as eliminates the change for door dings on my truck :cool:
     
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    Hey late what happens if you live outside of the metropolitan area where things aren't as close as a bike ride or the occasional trek to the convenience store? I live in a town that preaches bike lanes and walking to and fro but all the frequently used businesses are too far away!!!
     
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    GRIM Prominent Member

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    As little as possible..

    Walking is way to much work!!!! :mad:
     
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    I walk to and from school.
     
    Skribblez, Apr 20, 2006 IP
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    i occasionally make it to the outside to smoke by walking. im so healthy :D
     
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    kausik Active Member

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    well approximately 2 mile per day.
     
    kausik, Apr 20, 2006 IP
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    ahkip Prominent Member

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    at least 2 hour a day.. my office is too far from the train station
     
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    i walk to the office...its like a 10 min walk but its exercise:p
     
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    ViciousSummer Ayn Rand for President! Staff

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    I run or ride my bike every place possible (walking bores me to tears so I usually just end up running). I rarely drive my car since everything is fairly close to my house (grocery store, restaurants, beach, bars, post office, train station) and I work from home. :)
     
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    I don't think I qualify..... I only walk to the bathroom and kitchen, and sometimes to my letter-box.... and I'm only 132lbs lol
     
    PedstersPlanet, Apr 20, 2006 IP
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    I only walk in the grocery store :)
     
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    I walk or take public transport and walk from there where ever possible. If more people walked then town planners would make more provision for them. As less people walk than they used to footpaths, rights of way and pedestrian concerns are ignored more and more. Here's 2 examples of things in our city

    1. Street signs are angled for motorists and on comming traffic to see easily, but if your walking along the sidewalk against the flow of the traffic you can't see the streetname until you pass the sign and turn round to look - that means you may have to walk to an intersection to find the name of the street your on.

    2. The amount of time the green 'OK to cross' light is shown at public crossings is getting shorter to increase traffic flow.
     
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    EWWWWWw ...I can't stand you for that "Vicious"...lol...you have everything so well laid out. I'm almost a little envious of you. But as the say "C'est la Vie", or something like that....
     
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    Before my car accident in 2001..i would walk 2/3 hours every other day at the nature center(25 miles hiking trails)--i would have done it every day but my feet wouldn't allow it.
    I want to start taking my hikes again as soon as gas goes down, i have to drive my car about a mile away from the house since they put a fence around the area that you could slip through......
     
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    When I was living in L.A. I walked nearly everywhere...

    My Office was right across the street from me, most bars, stores & restaurants were within a few blocks... About the only time I had to drive was going to the Grocery Store or out in the Valley to the clubs...
     
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    as much as i would love to walk going to some places not so far away from my place...but its freaking hot here.....
     
    jc_yusuke, Apr 21, 2006 IP
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    It's amazing how many people drive when they don't need to. We bike more than walk but that's just because we're bike kinda people.
     
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    Just like me, I never walk and don’t have a bicycle. :(
     
    Emperor, Apr 21, 2006 IP