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  • Walking 40ft instead of 300ft twice a day is not going to make a noticeable difference

    No but walking 1 km from/to the station or going by bike certainly is. As is walking during holidays or whatnot.

    Most people who gain weight do realize it by feeling it rather than by looking at the mirror, especially since it is a very slow process. If you feel the struggle walking 300 feet and you don’t have other issues, you’ve probably gained a lot of weight already.


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    Yes maybe ‘notice’ 100lbs gain is a strong word, but you don’t fully realize it until you actually start wheezing doing something you used to consider normal. If your only exercise is walking from the car to your desk job and back you may just chalk it down to being a little out of shape.

    The main issue is that processed foods are very high in calories and low in everything that is good for you and these foods are absolutely everywhere in the US.

    Definitely, that is the main issue. I’m just saying the benefts (even just the weigh-control benefits) of walking are more than the calories spent.

    Walking is a very low intensity exercise that will not burn a lot of calories, but is it’s the only exercise you get it’s a whole lot better than nothing.


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    If, in your whole day, you never walk more than 100 meters at a time (likely, if you go by car everywhere) you may not notice the weight gain for years.

    If you live in a place with an elevator or on the ground floor, get your food delivered or get it at a drive-in, do most of your shopping online, go to places with parking lots, where you just walk maybe 20-30 meters before you sit down, you’ll not notice your health is going to shit.


  • I think walking does way more than burning calories though.

    For one it gives you a lot more awareness of your physical condition, if you go everywhere by car you may barely notice your weight has doubled.

    Secondly I find any physical activity, especially running or walking, helps to combat urges for stuff like snacking.