for my whole life until now (m21, 6’0, 200 pounds), ive lived in the typical american suburb where you need to drive to get literally anywhere. even if you wanted to walk somewhere in my old suburban town, they’ve started to not build sidewalks in newer communities and not maintain old ones, leaving you to either walk in the road for stretches, or walk in the bumpy, muddy grass. not a great experience either way.
well, i moved to a college town and wow. i walk everywhere now because everything is usually less than a mile away and at the very most, 2 miles away. the sidewalks are obviously used often, so they are maintained often and the town is sensibly laid out to prioritize walking over driving cars.
i never realized how much a few 15-30 minute walks a day can trivialize getting your daily exercise in (and not to mention save gas money, especially important right now). i have an apple watch and getting even 30 minutes of elevated heart rate per day used to be a chore, but now i exceed that number almost daily. i’m getting all the benefits of exercise just commuting back and forth to school and various stores.
outside exercise has also improved my mood so much that i stress eat far less often. moving to a walkable community and getting outside more has made me realize that feeling cooped up from being inside too much was the main cause of my stress eating.
tl;dr - i moved to a walkable community and it improved so many aspects of my life, relationship with exercise and food, and my overall weight loss journey.
[link] [comments]
from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/wusqBR3
No comments:
Post a Comment