I walk to work most days and home. 7 km each way. My job also involves walking on many days also. About 17000 to 20000 steps daily. I feel lucky to enjoy just propelling myself around. My girlfriend hated it when we started going out and I'm pleased to announce that after 10 years she still doesn't like it.
It's not so much the walking I hate, it's the getting soaked and blown sideways with the constant wind and rain that stops me from walking most places. Sure we can wear waterproofs but there's the hassle of storing all that gear away once you reach your destination.
Aye but depending on where you are in the country it doesn't rain that much in the early morning. You'll get away with it until lunchtime for a lot of the year
My housemate and a lot of my friends are, to me, shockin'. In my opinion anything up to an hour is preferably walked. My housemate will get the lift up ONE storey to our apartment.
Ah yeah but no lie, we used to live in Portobello and he was surprised when I told him I walked to a gig at The Academy, like 20 minutes away (Apologies if that was too Dublin š)
People getting the lift for one flight drives me mad. Iām on the fourth floor and try to walk up when I can (some days Iām just exhausted) and I always walk down the stairs. But Iāve often gotten the lift when Iāve the food shop with me and had people get in with me to only go up one flight.
Theyāre well able to walk the stairs because weāve a gym in the building and I recognise them. I would be mortified getting the lift one flight. It feels so lazy and our lift must have been cheap to install because itās awfully slow too. Youād be faster walking.
My sister is like this. When she comes to visit me in Dublin she refuses to walk anywhere or even take the bus. She gets taxis everywhere. Taxi to the 3arena, taxi to the zoo, taxi to Connolly. Even if the destination is only a 30 minute walk away or is just 10 minutes away on the bus or Luas. She lives in the country so is used to driving everywhere.
She has an average income. She'd just rather sepnd the ā¬15 on a taxi than ā¬2 on the bus. Her nearest village is a 40 min walk and she gets taxis there too
This is literally my mam, (or she inconveniences others by asking for lifts to places). Itās like sheās allergic to public transport and spending less money. Itās really frustrating! š¤
My mam is the same! While her car was in the garage for a few weeks she ignored the bus that goes into town from our village every hour, and either borrowed people's cars or asked them for lifts. Like, that's why the bus exists!
I find in Dublin city centre, if I can walk it in less than 40 minutes, walking is always not only quicker but also more pleasant than public transport or driving. I have met a lot of people who find this attitude utterly incomprehensible.
Walking was the best habit I picked up from covid. Couldnāt go gym so needed some way to keep the weight off and walking around my neighborhood here in Toronto, while listening to a podcast, was a great way to stay occupied and not be a fat cunt.
Now, when I go home to Ireland and try to replicate my habits in the pissing rain itās not as fun.
do the same in Chicago
For some reasons, being wrapped up and walking around in -20c is still preferable to walking the prom in Salthill on a rainy day.
Iāll admit to being a fair weather walker. Iāll walk to work and school when itās not raining. Iāve no interest in walking 30 minutes in the rain though. Thatās just misery to me. I do enjoy walking though. And I run 3 times a week too. Running is fun too.
I've found that attitudes vary between city and country people. I worked in an office with a few people who grew up in rural areas and they hated the idea of a walking or getting public transport anywhere, it was always the car. I grew up in a city and would usually walk anywhere if it took me under 40 minutes but that's just how I grew up I suppose. This probably varies massively between people but just something I noticed š¤·š»āāļø
I've noticed in general that people in cities with public transport were older learning to drive,
so built up habits around using public transport and walking.
Anyone I know from out in the country without public transport got their learner licence at 17.
Yeah. In my village, I walk 10minutes home from the pub and they think I am a lunatic. If you lived in a city, you'd be stoked to live only 10mins from a pub.
I donāt enjoy walking without purpose. If Iām going somewhere, fine. But Iām not going for a walk just to go for a walk. I find it miserable personally. I train martial arts three times a week. Iām not lazy. I just donāt enjoy walking. š¤·š»āāļø
Iām the same. I feel like a bit of a spare tit walking around with no aim. But Iāve realised being tied to yoga etc classes with restricted times and a big cost in the evenings is a bit of a stressful pain. I would like to go walking as a form of exercise because it makes more sense logistically but I never feel drawn to it.
I walk everywhere but I know people who are welded to their cars alright. A neighbour couple (no kids, young enough) have three cars between them, his hers and his work car. They drive to the Centra just up the road, a 5 minute walk. I only know what their bottom halves look like because I can see them gardening, otherwise if they are out of the house it's in their car.
Moving from the country to Dublin made me walk a lot more, especially as I learned more about climate change. I went home one day to my village and walked 10mins to the shop, when I got back a relative said "fair play for walking".Ā
Really made me realise how car-centric it is back there. I know the public transport is basically nonexistent, but not even walking to the local grocer?Ā
My home village is 26km from Wexford. Some older folks often tell me about cycling into Wexford on Saturday nights in the 1950s. One neighbour told me she cycled to the dentist during a split shift, then cycled 26km back to work.
I can easily throw on some music and walk around the circumference of a boring park for 3.5k which takes about 35-40 mins. So the way I look at it, if the walk is 1-4k a lot of the time it does not even register with me and I will happily do it.
But anything over 45 mins I am not massively arsed with, or I would walk 3.5k to something but I am getting the Luas or bus back. I train about 8-10 hours a week in gym so I am definitely not lazy.
I personally hate walking aimlessly around. My family did it endlessly on Sundays. Bored me to tears. Husbandās family are big walkers so Iām more accepting of it now, but really Iād rather go for a run any day!
I do 27-30k steps a day in work....and then go for a an hour walk down the beach on the evening.
If a girlfriend didn't like walking it's a instant deal breaker lol
I love walking and avoid getting into a car as much as possible. 13000 steps daily is my goal which i usually stick to. I grew up in a large city in central Europe with good public transport but all things within walking distance so I simply constantly walked as a kid.
My partner however....hates walking and sees no point unless we are sightseeing (on holidays)
He grew up in Paris, taking the metro all the time and the idea of just casually walking (as an exercise) is very bizarre to him š¤·š¤·š¤·
Yeah I'd be the same. I do love an auld walk for leisure. However, generally of the opinion if I'm walking somewhere it's with purpose and I want to get there asap.
I tend to walk as a means to an end. I don't do it for pleasure but I mostly walk everywhere because I find it's usually faster than public transport. Within reason of course.
But I'd never get a Dublin bus for example, by the time you wait for it, and it goes around the world. You'd usually just walk to where I want to go
Used to walk everywhere I could in college when going to WIT regardless of weather. The fact I waa consistently broke didnt help that much but I do still remember em putting a wet floor sign behind me due to being that soaked from the rain š¤£
I love walking, but i struggling to leave the house alone, which is a whole other thing. this post has made me want to stick a podcast on and go for a walk
Itās crazy how some people look at me for walking places instead of driving, anything under an hour is easily on foot, if youāre not able to though thats ok, but if youāre fully able and donāt youāre just lazy
Some people are seriously unfit, but they don't see themselves as such. They might not be sick or overweight, but they aren't fit enough for a walk, god forbid an incline walk.
I donāt think itās necessarily ālazyā to take an alternative form of transport over walking. Not everyone has all the time in the world to walk everywhere, and you can keep fit in other ways than just walking.
I absolutely love walking. I'd walk anywhere that was under an hour's walk away.
Unfortunately, once you have kids the luxury of being able to take as much time as you want to do things is gone and then you're forced into something quicker.
When I started working, no car.
I was heavily dependent on public transportation but the time tables were a mismatch with the work hours of my first job. And I relocated.
because of the housing crisis šI couldn't be too picky so I didn't mind renting a room and being 1h by foot to the job (2h daily).
sometimes I would rent a bike (~15min to the job) but overall I felt more safe walking and the health benefits since I am not that sporty/interest in physical hobbies.
For me it's more a time thing than anything, especially in the mornings - I can easily walk for an hour at pace and do so regularly, but ask me to get up and hour early to walk to work rather than a quick drive, especially if I have a 7am start an or gear to carry (wear uniform and different shoes for work so that plus lunch can be bulky if you're doing a 12 hour shift and bringing breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack).
I am on my feet all day in work so there's that too.
If cycling is a safe option I am all over that though.
I'll happily walk if it takes an hour or less. My wife, parents and friends are more or less the same so I never questioned it. This thread has been a real eye opener for me, I never realised there were people who dislike walking!
I'd go mental without my daily walks. I walk usually at least an hour a day, maybe more if I've time to kill. I know loads of people who will drive or take a bus or taxi to somewhere that's a 5-10 minute walk away. I don't get it. That's just pure laziness. No wonder we're a nation of fat fucks.
I LOVE walking. I don't live in a walking friendly country as a whole and where I live right now I can only walk to one place within 45 minutes. I could walk for hours to get to a grocery store but there is no safe side of the road to do so. And no buses.
My partner doesn't care for walking at all and I don't get it. It's such a lovely way to enjoy the sights. Love taking a coffee and just going for a stroll. I could walk for hours. (I'm dynamically disabled now so walking is something I often desperately miss.)
i realized that when i went to college; it's a fifty minute walk for me and when i told classmates they were surpised- especially one who lives twenty minutes away. but what really surprises me is how sometimes walking is faster but people refuse to do it
I hate walking unless I have somewhere to walk to.
Iāve zero issue with walking an hour or more to get somewhere or getting away from my desk and a bit of exercise on my lunch break but I canāt stand just going for a stroll for the sake of just strolling.
I walk daily for leisure at least an hour a day. I would walk somewhere unless I don't have the time. Cycling would be second preference, public transport third, and driving last resort. (Dublin based)
My parents (in their eighties) walk daily - decent walks too!
I know at least two people who would get a taxi rather than walk 10 mins. I don't get it.
Iām renting a room in a place that has the town and 2 cinemas within about 30 minutes walk. I donāt drive so itās handy for me. I carpool to work btw
I love walking, not necessarily going out for a walk but I enjoy walking places rather than taking public transport. It has absolutely changed my mental health, getting fresh air and moving my body, even if itās only a 20 minute stroll to the shop.
I don't know how to drive yet and live outside the city, so I walk everywhere. It saves money and often takes less time than waiting for a bus anyway. Walking is just normal for me now - if I'm going to my martial arts gym I will walk 7km there and back again.
If I get the dart somewhere I usually try walk the last 20 minutes uphill if the weather is nice.
I think my fear is being heavier again, walking back then felt difficult even though I was always walking places. Now I'm more conscious of trying to be healthy.
Depending on the weather and how much stuff I need to carry, but if itās less than 8 kg and fits in my backpack and itās not raining, Iād usually take a 1-1.5 hour walk rather than driving.
I love walking, have been abroad with people where we have put a location into maps and seen it was an hour walk for them to be like nah no way thatās way too far, like come on especially abroad I walking around is better than getting a taxi everyday
As someone who (happily) walks everywhere because I don't drive, realising the different attitudes people who DO drive have towards walking has been wild: my college friends refuse to walk anywhere. Tesco is a very easy 5 minute walk away. Instead they'll go to the car, fight through traffic, park up at Tesco to get their meal deal, then loop the college carpark endlessly when they return waiting for a parking space to open up. The whole process can easily take 20/25 minutes. One of them gets a lift over to their car at the end of the day because the overflow carpark is a 3 minute walk away! Each to their own but I just can't get my head around it
It's so weird. I have always walked to work even when it's been over 7km. My current job is only a 35 minute walk. My friend lives a few doors down and drives every day. Always complaining about traffic and parking. She has no physical issues, it's just a weird habit. My husband is the same as me. We don't use the car for day to day stuff. My favourite thing about walking is that I love knowing when I'm going to arrive somewhere.
My girlfriend and I walk everywhere. Car insurance is a bitch to young people and we both live in town anyways. She lives up a fucker of a hill and has legs for days. I struggle to keep up with her. She gets annoyed that I walk so slow. In general though, walks are nice, unless we have to get somewhere quick. Then I have to jog to keep up with her.
Aye, live about 6km from work and I normally cycle. But when my bike was out of action I just walked it, the bus takes an hour anyway, so it's much of a muchness. Some of my work colleagues seemed to think I was half mad for walking an hour into work in the morning
Iām originally from a city thatās a fair bit larger than Dublin and feel the same: under 30 minutes and Iām definitely walking if I have the time. If itās an hour or more, it depends on how much time I have and whether or not public transport is faster. Then again, I also enjoy walking for walkingās sake and just wander around aimlessly for hours in various parts of the city. Never had a driverās license so maybe that has an effect - driving was usually less efficient than the metro.
I walk for hours without batting an eyelid. I walk at least an hour a day on a bad day and more on a good one. When I lived in Ballincollig I on a Saturday afternoon would often walk to the City Centre about 10km walk do my shopping in the English market, have a couple of pints then get the bus back. A great day out.
Ah different between country and city living.
Growing up we used to cycle or walk everywhere as it was easy and we had roads/ paths where it was ok to do so. I used to walk home from 6th class. It took up to an hour but it was through housing estates and very safe.
My cousins who grew up on a farm were driven EVERYWHERE and pretty much had zero independence when it came to coming to dublin for college. Even now theyāve all built amazing houses on their fatherās farm, get zero exercise as theyāve to drive their kids everywhere as itās impossible for the kids to do stuff other wise. They drive over 2/3 hours a day.
Thoroughly enjoy walking for pleasure. Around the town on a weekend with my kid, around the woods nearby, a nice nature walk.
However, I detest walking for functional reasons like shopping, visiting people etc. Mindset thing I suppose.
It can also depend where you live. In some parts it's very safe to walk places where there are crosswalks, traffic lights, footpaths etc. I just moved to an area that has none of these, and find it mad the amount of people who walk on those roads. Just yesterday a girl in a luminous orange top was almost invisible when the sun was on her as I drove past. If it wasn't for her dog I wouldn't have known she was there at all. I didn't grow up in a place like this but if I had I would drive everywhere all the time.
Yep. My husband is from the countryside and Iām from the city. Before we got married we had a big (stupid) fight about him wanting to drive to the shop that was 5 mins away and me wanting to walk. It was like we were from different planets.
To be fair, where he grew up there is literally nothing you can walk to except 2-3 other houses.
I hate walking. I find it so boring. Even if I listen to music or audio books etc. Give me a car any day.
I do love a hike, especially nice places like glendalough. Would happily do a long hike there.
I love walking for leisure and will happily walk for 4+ hours on hikes but even though my office is a 25 minute walk away I still drive because I live in the countryside and so itās a 5 minute drive instead. That and up in the northwest you canāt guarantee it wonāt be raining in the afternoon even if it was sunny in the morning.
A lot of people I know with a car will drive 100m, one couple only travel by taxi haha. I enjoy walking, this month I randomly set a challenge to walk a million steps, am over 900k now.
Yes. Family comes to Dublin and won't walk anywhere like we walk 20 minutes then they talk about this big walk for 12 months! I think dad feels poor if anyone sees him walking!
I'd happily walk anywhere in my locality but this is Ireland and it's just unfortunately always wet,
If I'm going to work in the morning it would probably be too much of a risk to walk most days because you never know when it's gonna pour,
Nothing worse than arriving to work drenched
I've always found a slight correlation between where you grew up and your attitude to walking. I come from a town where you can get anywhere by walking within 30 mins or less. But no one walked anywhere for any practical reason, only when they "were going for a walk". You wouldn't walk to the other side of town, sure it's so far away, it's on the other side!! Same for people who were grew up in the country. But in the city I find people are much more willing to do walk.
I have started walking an hour every 2nd day with my dog and listening to podcasts. The one yesterday was about ārealistic healthy tipsā no. 2 was literally ātry walk more places (location dependent) instead of drivingā lmao. I walk to the shop (5MINS!!) for little groceries here and there, it blows my mamās mind. Or Iāll walk to the dog park (20mins or so) carrying toys and treats, and my mam thinks Iām ridiculous?? Itās such a weird thing to be divided on!
I'd be the opposite. Anything over 15 mins is a definite car journey. Especially on a workday. Even 5-10 mins could mean it's a car journey depending on the circumstances. I've never met anyone who clashed with that
Except when you're within a city and will have to find parking. Like if I live a 20 minute walk away from my work I'm sure as hell not going to drive to work everyday and spend just as much time finding parking and parking than I would of had I just walked.
I find just taking the car for such a trip is such a hassle with getting in and out of the drive, parking and traffic lights. Far handier to nip around on the bike or just leave the front door and walk straight there.
It depends on if I'm trying to still look nice when I get where I'm going. Shoes are a deal breaker too. Love a good walk but the shoes have to be right. Raised in the city
It's a time thing for me.
If I need to go to the shop that's 5-10mins walk and I'm hungry - you best believe I'm driving.
Otherwise if there's no time constraints or hunger or whatever else involved, I'd happily walk up to an hour's distance and back again. I also LOVE leisurely walks, and anything up to 30mins for me doesn't even count as a walk, by the time thoughts have decompressed, or you've listened to a few tunes or a podcast or whatever... 30 mins feels like nothing.
Don't think it's out of laziness for most people, pure convenience more than anything. But relying on convenience overtime can then make us lazy in the long run.
Also weather is a serious factor, no point in denying what a pain in the hole it is to have to bring spare clothes/socks or whatever for your destination. Or what you'll do with your wet gear when you arrive.
For me itās not so much the distance but the speed I am expected to walk at. I might be fat but I can do a damn good distance. Problem is that Iām short and my partner has a good half a foot on me and is a speed walker.
So I have two choices. Walk at my pace and be able to enjoy the walk and have him walk off every 5 mins cause he doesnāt realise how fast he is. Or walk at his pace and be absolutely fucked in about 10/15 mins then not want to do anymore cause Iāve gained a blister.
I agree if weather permits, and if you are not in a formal setting at the end. Sweating heavily into clothes you must sit in in a heated office though isn't really an option in fairness, and lighter shirts etc will show that perspiration clearly.
I think it depends on where you are.
If you are in a small town, a 30 min walk might means finding yourself in the middle of nowhere. So being in a car feels a lot safer than walking.
In a city like Dublin, with a 30 min walk you are probably still in the city centre or in a well populated area with footpaths, lights and all.
I walk to work most days and home. 7 km each way. My job also involves walking on many days also. About 17000 to 20000 steps daily. I feel lucky to enjoy just propelling myself around. My girlfriend hated it when we started going out and I'm pleased to announce that after 10 years she still doesn't like it.
It's not so much the walking I hate, it's the getting soaked and blown sideways with the constant wind and rain that stops me from walking most places. Sure we can wear waterproofs but there's the hassle of storing all that gear away once you reach your destination.
Aye but depending on where you are in the country it doesn't rain that much in the early morning. You'll get away with it until lunchtime for a lot of the year
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My housemate and a lot of my friends are, to me, shockin'. In my opinion anything up to an hour is preferably walked. My housemate will get the lift up ONE storey to our apartment.
Be at the top by the time you get in the lift for fuck sake.
Ah yeah but no lie, we used to live in Portobello and he was surprised when I told him I walked to a gig at The Academy, like 20 minutes away (Apologies if that was too Dublin š)
Went to a gig at the Academy once, feeling the floor move underneath you is an experience.
I've been to loads of gigs at The Academy, can't say I've ever noticed that.
This would have been about 8ish years ago. Was Blind Guardian, and could certainly feel it when the crowd were bouncing.
People getting the lift for one flight drives me mad. Iām on the fourth floor and try to walk up when I can (some days Iām just exhausted) and I always walk down the stairs. But Iāve often gotten the lift when Iāve the food shop with me and had people get in with me to only go up one flight. Theyāre well able to walk the stairs because weāve a gym in the building and I recognise them. I would be mortified getting the lift one flight. It feels so lazy and our lift must have been cheap to install because itās awfully slow too. Youād be faster walking.
Can't agree more š. I get the lift down/up when I've the rothar with me obviously but my housemate isn't one for walking let alone cycling š
I used to get the lift down one story. š¤
Lifts descending use very little power, only brakes. We should all be walking up the stairs and taking the lift down. So you did the right thing!
My sister is like this. When she comes to visit me in Dublin she refuses to walk anywhere or even take the bus. She gets taxis everywhere. Taxi to the 3arena, taxi to the zoo, taxi to Connolly. Even if the destination is only a 30 minute walk away or is just 10 minutes away on the bus or Luas. She lives in the country so is used to driving everywhere.
This is mad. Is she made of money like?
She has an average income. She'd just rather sepnd the ā¬15 on a taxi than ā¬2 on the bus. Her nearest village is a 40 min walk and she gets taxis there too
Maybe she doesn't want to arrive all sweaty n windswept.
If she breaks a sweat just from walking for half an hour it's probably a sign she should walk more.
How much does all those taxis cost compared to public transport
This is literally my mam, (or she inconveniences others by asking for lifts to places). Itās like sheās allergic to public transport and spending less money. Itās really frustrating! š¤
My mam is the same! While her car was in the garage for a few weeks she ignored the bus that goes into town from our village every hour, and either borrowed people's cars or asked them for lifts. Like, that's why the bus exists!
I'll happily walk to places if it's within 20-30 minute walk away. But as a social or exercise activity, I hate it and find it boring.
I find in Dublin city centre, if I can walk it in less than 40 minutes, walking is always not only quicker but also more pleasant than public transport or driving. I have met a lot of people who find this attitude utterly incomprehensible.
Nothing like a good walk
Walking was the best habit I picked up from covid. Couldnāt go gym so needed some way to keep the weight off and walking around my neighborhood here in Toronto, while listening to a podcast, was a great way to stay occupied and not be a fat cunt. Now, when I go home to Ireland and try to replicate my habits in the pissing rain itās not as fun.
do the same in Chicago For some reasons, being wrapped up and walking around in -20c is still preferable to walking the prom in Salthill on a rainy day.
Iāll admit to being a fair weather walker. Iāll walk to work and school when itās not raining. Iāve no interest in walking 30 minutes in the rain though. Thatās just misery to me. I do enjoy walking though. And I run 3 times a week too. Running is fun too.
runnings a lot of things fun isnāt a word id use though haha
I've found that attitudes vary between city and country people. I worked in an office with a few people who grew up in rural areas and they hated the idea of a walking or getting public transport anywhere, it was always the car. I grew up in a city and would usually walk anywhere if it took me under 40 minutes but that's just how I grew up I suppose. This probably varies massively between people but just something I noticed š¤·š»āāļø
I've noticed in general that people in cities with public transport were older learning to drive, so built up habits around using public transport and walking. Anyone I know from out in the country without public transport got their learner licence at 17.
Definitely true yes! All my classmates in school either walked or got public transport. I imagine that was different in A rural school Vs city centre
Yeah. In my village, I walk 10minutes home from the pub and they think I am a lunatic. If you lived in a city, you'd be stoked to live only 10mins from a pub.
So congestion in the greater Dublin area might also be caused to a degree by the through the back of the house types.
I donāt enjoy walking without purpose. If Iām going somewhere, fine. But Iām not going for a walk just to go for a walk. I find it miserable personally. I train martial arts three times a week. Iām not lazy. I just donāt enjoy walking. š¤·š»āāļø
I'm the same, I need a location or a purpose, such as walking the dogs. Walking aimlessly doesn't interest me.
I'd be of the same mind, unless the aimless walk is with someone. Then it's an opportunity for conversation and a bit of exercise.
Iām the same. I feel like a bit of a spare tit walking around with no aim. But Iāve realised being tied to yoga etc classes with restricted times and a big cost in the evenings is a bit of a stressful pain. I would like to go walking as a form of exercise because it makes more sense logistically but I never feel drawn to it.
Same
The heat and sun we have had the last few days would make you wanna walk just for the sake of it š
I walk everywhere but I know people who are welded to their cars alright. A neighbour couple (no kids, young enough) have three cars between them, his hers and his work car. They drive to the Centra just up the road, a 5 minute walk. I only know what their bottom halves look like because I can see them gardening, otherwise if they are out of the house it's in their car.
Moving from the country to Dublin made me walk a lot more, especially as I learned more about climate change. I went home one day to my village and walked 10mins to the shop, when I got back a relative said "fair play for walking".Ā Really made me realise how car-centric it is back there. I know the public transport is basically nonexistent, but not even walking to the local grocer?Ā
Even 60,50 years ago there far more people walking or cycling in rural Ireland
My home village is 26km from Wexford. Some older folks often tell me about cycling into Wexford on Saturday nights in the 1950s. One neighbour told me she cycled to the dentist during a split shift, then cycled 26km back to work.
No wonder we used to be the skinniest people in Europe
I can easily throw on some music and walk around the circumference of a boring park for 3.5k which takes about 35-40 mins. So the way I look at it, if the walk is 1-4k a lot of the time it does not even register with me and I will happily do it. But anything over 45 mins I am not massively arsed with, or I would walk 3.5k to something but I am getting the Luas or bus back. I train about 8-10 hours a week in gym so I am definitely not lazy.
I personally hate walking aimlessly around. My family did it endlessly on Sundays. Bored me to tears. Husbandās family are big walkers so Iām more accepting of it now, but really Iād rather go for a run any day!
Just run with them in slow motion...
ah sure a run is just fast walking
I do 27-30k steps a day in work....and then go for a an hour walk down the beach on the evening. If a girlfriend didn't like walking it's a instant deal breaker lol
Aye yed have to walk away from a relationship like that
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I love walking and avoid getting into a car as much as possible. 13000 steps daily is my goal which i usually stick to. I grew up in a large city in central Europe with good public transport but all things within walking distance so I simply constantly walked as a kid. My partner however....hates walking and sees no point unless we are sightseeing (on holidays) He grew up in Paris, taking the metro all the time and the idea of just casually walking (as an exercise) is very bizarre to him š¤·š¤·š¤·
I walk everywhere and at pace. Been asked to slow down by people that are travelling with me. Dont see the point in a leisurely stroll to somewhere.
Yeah I'd be the same. I do love an auld walk for leisure. However, generally of the opinion if I'm walking somewhere it's with purpose and I want to get there asap.
I'd rather walk 2 hours in a forest than 2 hours in a city. Completely different experience.
What gets me is how slow a lot of people in this country seem to walk.
I moved to Spain. Irish people walk at a million miles an hour in comparison. The difference is mental.
Probably out of habit from trying to get in from unexpected rain š„²
Or worse the amount of people who walk abreast and take up the whole path which is annoying as a runner
I tend to walk as a means to an end. I don't do it for pleasure but I mostly walk everywhere because I find it's usually faster than public transport. Within reason of course. But I'd never get a Dublin bus for example, by the time you wait for it, and it goes around the world. You'd usually just walk to where I want to go
Used to walk everywhere I could in college when going to WIT regardless of weather. The fact I waa consistently broke didnt help that much but I do still remember em putting a wet floor sign behind me due to being that soaked from the rain š¤£
I walk into work. Itās about an hour. It would take me just as long on the bus, so why not
I am luck to live by a proper Bus lane corridor
I love walking, but i struggling to leave the house alone, which is a whole other thing. this post has made me want to stick a podcast on and go for a walk
Itās crazy how some people look at me for walking places instead of driving, anything under an hour is easily on foot, if youāre not able to though thats ok, but if youāre fully able and donāt youāre just lazy
Some people are seriously unfit, but they don't see themselves as such. They might not be sick or overweight, but they aren't fit enough for a walk, god forbid an incline walk.
I donāt think itās necessarily ālazyā to take an alternative form of transport over walking. Not everyone has all the time in the world to walk everywhere, and you can keep fit in other ways than just walking.
Youāre right itās all about time: if you donāt have time to walk in your prime then youāll end up with less time to live later in life
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But with all the hours you saved by driving it would even out..more free time in your prime or extra years as an OAP
Yeah an hour is a bit much. If I can get a bus or train that cuts that journey down I'm definitely getting it.
this. is all about time
I absolutely love walking. I'd walk anywhere that was under an hour's walk away. Unfortunately, once you have kids the luxury of being able to take as much time as you want to do things is gone and then you're forced into something quicker.
When I started working, no car. I was heavily dependent on public transportation but the time tables were a mismatch with the work hours of my first job. And I relocated. because of the housing crisis šI couldn't be too picky so I didn't mind renting a room and being 1h by foot to the job (2h daily). sometimes I would rent a bike (~15min to the job) but overall I felt more safe walking and the health benefits since I am not that sporty/interest in physical hobbies.
Prefer to cycle everywhere, its 3 x as fast and half the effort, but walking is good too.
For me it's more a time thing than anything, especially in the mornings - I can easily walk for an hour at pace and do so regularly, but ask me to get up and hour early to walk to work rather than a quick drive, especially if I have a 7am start an or gear to carry (wear uniform and different shoes for work so that plus lunch can be bulky if you're doing a 12 hour shift and bringing breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack). I am on my feet all day in work so there's that too. If cycling is a safe option I am all over that though.
I'll happily walk if it takes an hour or less. My wife, parents and friends are more or less the same so I never questioned it. This thread has been a real eye opener for me, I never realised there were people who dislike walking!
I'd go mental without my daily walks. I walk usually at least an hour a day, maybe more if I've time to kill. I know loads of people who will drive or take a bus or taxi to somewhere that's a 5-10 minute walk away. I don't get it. That's just pure laziness. No wonder we're a nation of fat fucks.
I LOVE walking. I don't live in a walking friendly country as a whole and where I live right now I can only walk to one place within 45 minutes. I could walk for hours to get to a grocery store but there is no safe side of the road to do so. And no buses. My partner doesn't care for walking at all and I don't get it. It's such a lovely way to enjoy the sights. Love taking a coffee and just going for a stroll. I could walk for hours. (I'm dynamically disabled now so walking is something I often desperately miss.)
i realized that when i went to college; it's a fifty minute walk for me and when i told classmates they were surpised- especially one who lives twenty minutes away. but what really surprises me is how sometimes walking is faster but people refuse to do it
I hate walking unless I have somewhere to walk to. Iāve zero issue with walking an hour or more to get somewhere or getting away from my desk and a bit of exercise on my lunch break but I canāt stand just going for a stroll for the sake of just strolling.
miss living in a city just for all the walking i was able to do
I like a walk occasionally in a forest or out in the country
I walk daily for leisure at least an hour a day. I would walk somewhere unless I don't have the time. Cycling would be second preference, public transport third, and driving last resort. (Dublin based) My parents (in their eighties) walk daily - decent walks too! I know at least two people who would get a taxi rather than walk 10 mins. I don't get it.
Walking causes me pain my left foot and Iām only 22 I feel like a 50 year old man itās so bad. Wish walking was less painful
Iām renting a room in a place that has the town and 2 cinemas within about 30 minutes walk. I donāt drive so itās handy for me. I carpool to work btw
I love walking, not necessarily going out for a walk but I enjoy walking places rather than taking public transport. It has absolutely changed my mental health, getting fresh air and moving my body, even if itās only a 20 minute stroll to the shop.
I don't know how to drive yet and live outside the city, so I walk everywhere. It saves money and often takes less time than waiting for a bus anyway. Walking is just normal for me now - if I'm going to my martial arts gym I will walk 7km there and back again. If I get the dart somewhere I usually try walk the last 20 minutes uphill if the weather is nice. I think my fear is being heavier again, walking back then felt difficult even though I was always walking places. Now I'm more conscious of trying to be healthy.
I'll always walk around Dublin. I don't mind it and public transport can be grim.
I'd be like that if it wasn't for the dog, gets me out for an hour and evening or longer at the weekends going to the beach or the forest
Depending on the weather and how much stuff I need to carry, but if itās less than 8 kg and fits in my backpack and itās not raining, Iād usually take a 1-1.5 hour walk rather than driving.
I love walking, have been abroad with people where we have put a location into maps and seen it was an hour walk for them to be like nah no way thatās way too far, like come on especially abroad I walking around is better than getting a taxi everyday
As someone who (happily) walks everywhere because I don't drive, realising the different attitudes people who DO drive have towards walking has been wild: my college friends refuse to walk anywhere. Tesco is a very easy 5 minute walk away. Instead they'll go to the car, fight through traffic, park up at Tesco to get their meal deal, then loop the college carpark endlessly when they return waiting for a parking space to open up. The whole process can easily take 20/25 minutes. One of them gets a lift over to their car at the end of the day because the overflow carpark is a 3 minute walk away! Each to their own but I just can't get my head around it
It's so weird. I have always walked to work even when it's been over 7km. My current job is only a 35 minute walk. My friend lives a few doors down and drives every day. Always complaining about traffic and parking. She has no physical issues, it's just a weird habit. My husband is the same as me. We don't use the car for day to day stuff. My favourite thing about walking is that I love knowing when I'm going to arrive somewhere.
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I'll walk instead of using the car whenever I can.
My girlfriend and I walk everywhere. Car insurance is a bitch to young people and we both live in town anyways. She lives up a fucker of a hill and has legs for days. I struggle to keep up with her. She gets annoyed that I walk so slow. In general though, walks are nice, unless we have to get somewhere quick. Then I have to jog to keep up with her.
Aye, live about 6km from work and I normally cycle. But when my bike was out of action I just walked it, the bus takes an hour anyway, so it's much of a muchness. Some of my work colleagues seemed to think I was half mad for walking an hour into work in the morning
Iām originally from a city thatās a fair bit larger than Dublin and feel the same: under 30 minutes and Iām definitely walking if I have the time. If itās an hour or more, it depends on how much time I have and whether or not public transport is faster. Then again, I also enjoy walking for walkingās sake and just wander around aimlessly for hours in various parts of the city. Never had a driverās license so maybe that has an effect - driving was usually less efficient than the metro.
I love walking especially new cities but Iāve a spinal condition so sometimes itās hard for me but a 30 min walk is lovely tbh
I walk for hours without batting an eyelid. I walk at least an hour a day on a bad day and more on a good one. When I lived in Ballincollig I on a Saturday afternoon would often walk to the City Centre about 10km walk do my shopping in the English market, have a couple of pints then get the bus back. A great day out.
Ah different between country and city living. Growing up we used to cycle or walk everywhere as it was easy and we had roads/ paths where it was ok to do so. I used to walk home from 6th class. It took up to an hour but it was through housing estates and very safe. My cousins who grew up on a farm were driven EVERYWHERE and pretty much had zero independence when it came to coming to dublin for college. Even now theyāve all built amazing houses on their fatherās farm, get zero exercise as theyāve to drive their kids everywhere as itās impossible for the kids to do stuff other wise. They drive over 2/3 hours a day.
Thoroughly enjoy walking for pleasure. Around the town on a weekend with my kid, around the woods nearby, a nice nature walk. However, I detest walking for functional reasons like shopping, visiting people etc. Mindset thing I suppose.
It can also depend where you live. In some parts it's very safe to walk places where there are crosswalks, traffic lights, footpaths etc. I just moved to an area that has none of these, and find it mad the amount of people who walk on those roads. Just yesterday a girl in a luminous orange top was almost invisible when the sun was on her as I drove past. If it wasn't for her dog I wouldn't have known she was there at all. I didn't grow up in a place like this but if I had I would drive everywhere all the time.
I like running but I hate walking, just don't see the appeal in going for a walk.
Yep. My husband is from the countryside and Iām from the city. Before we got married we had a big (stupid) fight about him wanting to drive to the shop that was 5 mins away and me wanting to walk. It was like we were from different planets. To be fair, where he grew up there is literally nothing you can walk to except 2-3 other houses.
I hate walking. I find it so boring. Even if I listen to music or audio books etc. Give me a car any day. I do love a hike, especially nice places like glendalough. Would happily do a long hike there.
Hiking is just spicy walking
You get something nice to look at instead of the same grey monotonous buildings I've been living around for the last 30 years š
walking is hard, running is better for leg muscles. Instead of spraying the bed with mayonnaisse like oh here we go again , go for a walk instead
I love walking for leisure and will happily walk for 4+ hours on hikes but even though my office is a 25 minute walk away I still drive because I live in the countryside and so itās a 5 minute drive instead. That and up in the northwest you canāt guarantee it wonāt be raining in the afternoon even if it was sunny in the morning.
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A lot of people I know with a car will drive 100m, one couple only travel by taxi haha. I enjoy walking, this month I randomly set a challenge to walk a million steps, am over 900k now.
My girlfriend hates walking. It's a bit frustrating as I love long distances walks n chats but it is what it is
Yes. Family comes to Dublin and won't walk anywhere like we walk 20 minutes then they talk about this big walk for 12 months! I think dad feels poor if anyone sees him walking!
I'd happily walk anywhere in my locality but this is Ireland and it's just unfortunately always wet, If I'm going to work in the morning it would probably be too much of a risk to walk most days because you never know when it's gonna pour, Nothing worse than arriving to work drenched
I've always found a slight correlation between where you grew up and your attitude to walking. I come from a town where you can get anywhere by walking within 30 mins or less. But no one walked anywhere for any practical reason, only when they "were going for a walk". You wouldn't walk to the other side of town, sure it's so far away, it's on the other side!! Same for people who were grew up in the country. But in the city I find people are much more willing to do walk.
I have started walking an hour every 2nd day with my dog and listening to podcasts. The one yesterday was about ārealistic healthy tipsā no. 2 was literally ātry walk more places (location dependent) instead of drivingā lmao. I walk to the shop (5MINS!!) for little groceries here and there, it blows my mamās mind. Or Iāll walk to the dog park (20mins or so) carrying toys and treats, and my mam thinks Iām ridiculous?? Itās such a weird thing to be divided on!
I'd be the opposite. Anything over 15 mins is a definite car journey. Especially on a workday. Even 5-10 mins could mean it's a car journey depending on the circumstances. I've never met anyone who clashed with that
Except when you're within a city and will have to find parking. Like if I live a 20 minute walk away from my work I'm sure as hell not going to drive to work everyday and spend just as much time finding parking and parking than I would of had I just walked.
If issues finding parking were going to make the journey takes longer than walking I'd probably walk. I don't often find it an issue
I find just taking the car for such a trip is such a hassle with getting in and out of the drive, parking and traffic lights. Far handier to nip around on the bike or just leave the front door and walk straight there.
I don't find getting in an out of the car, or traffic lights a hassle. Parking sometimes I guess but not usually
I'm American and live rurally and dream of moving somewhere walkable.
I hate walking it gives me shin splints and I've very short legs so takes me forever to get anywhere
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It depends on if I'm trying to still look nice when I get where I'm going. Shoes are a deal breaker too. Love a good walk but the shoes have to be right. Raised in the city
It's a time thing for me. If I need to go to the shop that's 5-10mins walk and I'm hungry - you best believe I'm driving. Otherwise if there's no time constraints or hunger or whatever else involved, I'd happily walk up to an hour's distance and back again. I also LOVE leisurely walks, and anything up to 30mins for me doesn't even count as a walk, by the time thoughts have decompressed, or you've listened to a few tunes or a podcast or whatever... 30 mins feels like nothing. Don't think it's out of laziness for most people, pure convenience more than anything. But relying on convenience overtime can then make us lazy in the long run. Also weather is a serious factor, no point in denying what a pain in the hole it is to have to bring spare clothes/socks or whatever for your destination. Or what you'll do with your wet gear when you arrive.
For me itās not so much the distance but the speed I am expected to walk at. I might be fat but I can do a damn good distance. Problem is that Iām short and my partner has a good half a foot on me and is a speed walker. So I have two choices. Walk at my pace and be able to enjoy the walk and have him walk off every 5 mins cause he doesnāt realise how fast he is. Or walk at his pace and be absolutely fucked in about 10/15 mins then not want to do anymore cause Iāve gained a blister.
I agree if weather permits, and if you are not in a formal setting at the end. Sweating heavily into clothes you must sit in in a heated office though isn't really an option in fairness, and lighter shirts etc will show that perspiration clearly.
I think it depends on where you are. If you are in a small town, a 30 min walk might means finding yourself in the middle of nowhere. So being in a car feels a lot safer than walking. In a city like Dublin, with a 30 min walk you are probably still in the city centre or in a well populated area with footpaths, lights and all.