The Guardian
‘You are not lost’: the infinite attraction of paths and meandering trails
5 min · · Paths are not for people who need to be first, who need to be trail-blazers, but they offer the symbolic idea that there is a way in life · Shared by 119, including Jane
The Guardian
‘I’m not just faster, but taller’: how I learned to walk properly
6 min · · When I was told I could reap huge health benefits by learning to walk better, I was sceptical. I was already pretty good at walking, I thought. It turned out I had a lot to learn · Shared by 609, including Jane
The New York Times
Speeding Up Your Daily Walk Could Have Big Benefits
4 min · · In the largest study to incorporate activity tracker data, picking up the pace paid dividends for long-term health. · Shared by 132, including Jane, Guy Massé
The New York Times
A New Study Points to a Surprisingly Simple Way to Ward Off Knee Pain
4 min · · Encouraging new research suggests walking could help prevent new bouts of knee pain in people with osteoarthritis. · Shared by 489, including Ser Jeff Garzik, Timothy Caulfield, Jane
National Geographic
Walking the Earth for 9 years plays tricks on your mind
5 min · · Downshifting to three miles an hour accordions the days, Paul Salopek writes. You wander into what might be called sacramental time—an eternal present. · Shared by 39, including Jane, Paul Salopek
The Guardian
Walking is a glorious, primal pastime
4 min · · Despite its reputation as a bourgeois hobby, walking has been a lifeline for millions past and present, says Guardian columnist John Harris · Shared by 271, including Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Jane
The Guardian
The joy of steps: 20 ways to give purpose to your daily walk
9 min · · Has the novelty of a prescribed stroll long since worn off? From tracking animals to uncovering hidden history, here’s how to discover a new world in your neighbourhood · Shared by 405, including Gabriele, Carly, Katja Evertz, Jane, Dorothy Bishop, Luminous Kaleidoscope, OS Leisure, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦
kokumura.medium.com
How Japanese People Stay Fit for Life, Without Ever Visiting a Gym
4 min · · For people stressed or intimidated by fitness culture · Shared by 358, including Matthias Lampe, Jane, Keerthi G, rohit, Massimo Pigliucci
The Guardian
In troubled times, a ritual walk can clear the mind and soothe the soul
5 min · · A pilgrimage is healing because it encourages you to savour the moment, says Catherine Fairweather · Shared by 77, including Jane
99 Percent Invisible
Take a Walk
1 min · · When Pop Up Magazine thought about the kinds of stories they wanted to make for their Fall Issue, they knew they wanted to make things that were interactive. That compelled listeners to do something…… · Shared by 83, including Jane, Liv 😷
The New York Times
The Joy of Circling the Block
2 min · · It’s a rediscovery of aimless ambling, but also a late-breaking innovation of movement in lives suddenly devoid of trips or errands. · Shared by 75, including Jane
NPR
Exercising To Ease Pain: Taking Brisk Walks Can Help
6 min · · Never mind a runner's high — the buzz some people say they get after a run. Neuroscientist Benedict Kolber was more interested in how to generate pain relief via a brisk walk. It can really work. · Shared by 20, including Connie Ragen Green, Jane, The Sp⚽️rts Physio
3quarksdaily.com
Wilderness, Walking, and Womanhood: Solitary Women in America’s Wild Spaces
8 min · · by Katie Poore “How will you defend yourself?” It was one of the first questions my oldest brother asked me on the phone several months ago, along with: “Do you have a knife? Do you know how to use… · Shared by 110, including Jane
The Atlantic
How Walking in Nature Prevents Depression
17+ min · · A study finds that wild environments boost well-being by reducing obsessive, negative thoughts. · Shared by 81, including Jane
The Guardian
‘Walkers are middle aged, hikers are cool’
7 min · · No longer just an activity for older people with sticks, rambling in the countryside is catching on with a new generation · Shared by 68, including Jane
Brain Pickings
Thomas Bernhard on Walking, Thinking, and the Paradox of Self-Reflection
3 min · · “There is nothing more revealing than to see a thinking person walking, just as there is nothing more revealing than to see a walking person thinking… Walking and thinking are in a perp… · Shared by 287, including Jane