Walking is the New (Fill in the Blank...)

[teleguy57]

Originally Posted by reuben

Walking is the new bacon.

Bacon Sign me up!

[reuben]

Originally Posted by teleguy57

Bacon Sign me up!

I made bacon jam a couple of weekends ago. To die for. Some of it saw bread, some of it was scarfed down straight.

[2metalhips]

Bacon=class 1 carcinogen.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by 2metalhips

Bacon=class 1 carcinogen.

You're fun.

[teleguy57]

Originally Posted by 2metalhips

Bacon=class 1 carcinogen.

Applies to bacan as well as cycling

[Frankwurst]

Originally Posted by teleguy57

Applies to bacan as well as cycling

Couldn't agree more. I like to get my hands on one of those posters.

[NHAero]

I feel you should give us a step-by-step account of this disagreement. I hope at least you took it in stride.

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

I actually had a professional disagreement with this author several years ago, so my perceptions are surely influenced by this. I own the book. I think she’s a very skilled researcher but a pretty pedestrian (haha) writer.

[SlowPokePete]

Took the dogs and the wife out for 2 1/2 miles.

First had is basically down hill, the turn around and come back up.

It's a gentle hill until the last quarter mile.

They were all pretty tired out. I even sweat a little bit my self

SPP

[toby]

And suddenly remembering a 7am meeting tomorrow, I'll be walking first thing to get the blood flowing. Would rather have time to really hammer the trainer, but c'est la vie.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by NHAero

I feel you should give us a step-by-step account of this disagreement. I hope at least you took it in stride.

Edit: A close friend and client who was familiar with the story suggested I edit my original response. Sufficed to say, I was not the impetus for Miss Solnit’s expression “mansplaining.”

[Tickdoc]

Around the block.

I’m gonna miss the ponds and sidewalks that infiltrate our neighborhood when we move.

[CZ413]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Edit: A close friend and client who was familiar with the story suggested I edit my original response. Sufficed to say, I was not the impetus for Miss Solnit’s expression “mansplaining.”

Hmm, looks like you edited this while I was starting to reply. I was going to say that Solnit didn’t actually coin that term — though she did write an essay (and later a book) called “Men Explain Things to Me.” It was one of those words essentially credited to the internet more than any one author. Anyway, I like Wanderlust mostly for the insight into the cultural history of walking: the research you pointed out in your earlier post. Gros’s book is somewhat similar, but includes short biographies of famous walkers with more meditative passages.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by CZ413

Hmm, looks like you edited this while I was starting to reply. I was going to say that Solnit didn’t actually coin that term — though she did write an essay (and later a book) called “Men Explain Things to Me.” It was one of those words essentially credited to the internet more than any one author. Anyway, I like Wanderlust mostly for the insight into the cultural history of walking: the research you pointed out in your earlier post. Gros’s book is somewhat similar, but includes short biographies of famous walkers with more meditative passages.

I'm currently reading "Born to Walk" by Dan Rubenstein. I think he's a better writer than Solnit, although she's a much better researcher. "Exercised" by Daniel Lieberman is right at the top of the list as well.

[CZ413]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

I'm currently reading "Born to Walk" by Dan Rubenstein. I think he's a better writer than Solnit, although she's a much better researcher. "Exercised" by Daniel Lieberman is right at the top of the list as well.

Thanks, I’ll put those on my list!

[rando]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

How did the most fundamental expression of human movement wind up at the bottom of the "Fitness Hierarchy?"

Without any further reading or concern how many times this point has been expressed since... When from your first step you walk everywhere, swim daily, eat well, never run short of Vitamin D, and play actively every single day. Your bottom sits atop the fitness hierarchy all else is judged by.