8.20.2015

The thing about walking

We are sacrificing the right to walk – Antonia Malchick – Aeon

"In many parts of the US, pedestrianism is seen as a dubiously counter-culture activity.…A friend of mine told me recently that a few years ago, when she lived in Mississippi, she was stopped by police constantly simply because she preferred to walk to work. Twice they insisted on driving her home, ‘so I could prove I wasn’t homeless or a prostitute. Because who else would be out walking?’"

But it’s (very) good4u.

"Walking for just 30 minutes five days a week has been shown to have a significant impact on everything from obesity to depression and colon cancer."

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