Reasons to Walk - Yahoo!7 - Yahoo!7 Lifestyle

There are countless things to love about walking! Here are just some of the reasons we love to walk.What's not to love about walking? If you want to you can just spill out of your front door and get to it. And it's not just about the exercise. I don't get much head space to think without distractions so it's a great time to ponder everything from what you need from Woollies to what's first on life's wishlist - piano lessons or write that book. And when I walk in the evenings around Coogee beach I just love to see life 'going on' - people playing volleyball and those outside restaurants sipping Sav Blanc. Which is what I'm looking forward to when I get home. Well, I've done some exercise - I deserve it!

Sue Wheeler, Editor-in-ChiefI love walking because I can be part of the landscape, the world or my neighbourhood while I exercise. I love it in all weather conditions (Gore-tex is my friend), and at all distances. My perfect weekend involves never getting in a car, but walking to do all the things I need to do. The most wonderful holiday for me is to walk from pub to pub, or coast to coast, or museum to museum. My ideal house would have large entry hall lined with hooks where I could have to hand everything I might need for the different kinds of walk I take; my dog's lead, my son's favourite sun-screening hat, hats allsorts really; a soccer ball; my rainproof jacket which has been all over the world with me; a shopping bag; a pouch with small change and big notes; sunnies; a towel for walking to the beach ... because another thing I love about walking is that you can just walk out the door and you're doing it—so the well-stocked hall would make that even more possible. I could get out more quickly, to feel the breeze on my skin, see what's happening on the hills and lanes of my suburb. Walking lets my family and I go where cars can't follow. We talk more when we walk. It has the sense both of freedom and connectedness. I could go on and on and then a few steps further ...

Natalie Filatoff, EditorWith walking, I feel where my muscles are working, and where they aren't. I can control the intensity a lot easier than running. When I run, it’s slam, slam, slam on the concrete, with little idea of my posture, and whether I am doing it right—or actually causing more harm than good. Walking, I can fit in anytime, anywhere, with kids and the dogs, and have more time to enjoy the beautiful beach where I live, and still manage to work up a sweat.

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