Other/Mixed Benefits of Walking for Health

[BJJ Shawn]

for me, I'm covering 1.25 miles in 18 minutes.
That puts me at about 14:24 pace and a relatively steady 130 HR.
very comfortable tempo for Stars and Stripes.

Is that a walking pace? That is much faster than I can walk.

 

[Adachi]

Is that a walking pace? That is much faster than I can walk.

Yes. I have had to walk as an aerobic alternate for my PT test for years(ankle injury precludes running).
the max score was 2.5 miles in 30min. My personal best was 30:30 or so.
never broke max - cuz... you get 60/100 for the event no matter what. (translates to promotion points for boards(which is fair))

 

[dobie]

Benefits of walking that I have noticed include just feeling better. One of those things that’s harder to describe- and harder yet to measure. You can measure many other things- speed, strength etc.
I feel better after a 30 minute or 60 minute walk compared to any other activity.
Other activities most of the time zap my energy.
I did read that walking is the most functional movement one can do. Training movement patters and not muscles I believe waking should be number 1 on the list.

 

[Erik W]

A few months ago, I experimented with replacing my morning calisthenics (Great Gama Protocol) with walking. I enjoyed the pleasant feeling I got from walking a half hour around the neighborhood. And it did help my back, to an extent.

But walking wasn't sufficient to keep my back and knees feeling their best, so I went back to my AM calisthenics. Just gotta get up a little earlier to get that little walk in before work, I suppose.

 

[TedM]

If you have the option, terrain walking (in contrast to pavement) is phenomenal for the joints: Since you are often on non-flat surfaces, so you get more robust muscle/tendon etc. strength.

 

[watchnerd]

my AM calisthenics.

I do my weighted standing good mornings in the morning.

 

[offwidth]

If you have the option, terrain walking (in contrast to pavement) is phenomenal for the joints: Since you are often on non-flat surfaces, so you get more robust muscle/tendon etc. strength.

Indeed.
The same holds true for most locomotive work. Rucking, running, even cycling…