# Walking ## You enjoy doing it. Walking seems so good for me! Especially after [[food]], if [[my spine]] is hurting, or if my mood is meh. I have regularly underestimated how much a walk will be enjoyable. I have hesitated to leave on longer walks that have no clear destination. You need to [[just start]]. Consider [[wander walks]]. You have hiked 18km. You've walked 22+km in day. The feeling you get of not wanting to walk is [[avoidance]]. The more you walk the more you end up walking. ## Balance during and after long walks... - [[hip flexors]] - [[myofascial release|foam roll]] - Do some [[physiotherapy]] - - take breaks (at least every hour) - figure 8's ## Benefits of walking... - #Supplement/DigestiveAid - Usually the benefits of [[light therapy]] - [[a vote for the life you want]] - Compare it to being [[sedentary]] - walking right after a meal is better than waiting https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119587/ ## Goes well with... - [[nature]] - [[singing]] - [[speed play - fartlek]] - [[mindful walking]] - [[farmers walks]] - [[friends]] - close destination you can meditate at ## Misc - It can sometimes be worth driving there