The Joy of Walking
I enjoy a good walk. Both the more formal “hike” and the flâneur style wander. Mostly however I walk the dog, and walk to shops. I feel I should do more of the others though.
I like a solo walk, and a group walk. Both are different, the former allows time for the mind to wander. I’ve done some of my best thinking on my feet. A tricky problem has often been solved while walking. Group walks on the other hand allow the flow of conversation, breaks and restarts. They can be less confrontational, as you’re talking side-by-side.
I think there should be more acknowledgement that walking and working aren’t mutually exclusive. Maybe we should have meetings on the move. I certainly have taken a walk in the day to just think about a knotty problem, which I think should be encouraged more.
Walking is also good exercise, I seem to niggle and injure myself running, so am contemplating not doing that so much. I may, however, start doing some weighted walking (rucking, c.f. The Benefits of Rucking) Possibly just chucking some weights in on the dog walk. Possibly going out specifically.
I do think I’m going to try and do more walking though. Longer dog walks for example, and more flâneuring.