It's not as bad if you walk 'off trail' in cities/suburbs. I'm convinced that a lot of the Runner's Knees has to do with pounding cardio on hard-packed Earth, asphalt and concrete instead of forested/green areas.
Yeah, I can even notice the difference when doing plyometrics on my wooden living room floor versus on the tiles in the garden (the lawn is very shitty and can't take it).
The lawn, I feel that pain. Field sports on a dry pitch is a little like doing it on stone once it dries out enough due to lack of rain, that shit can really hurt, even without getting tackled down onto it lol
That was a new one for me, thank you kindly. It's Bradbury through and through, felt like a companion work to Fahrenheit 451. Can't decide whether to think of it as a prequel or a sequel...
My two favourite are a beautiful hill/mountain walk in the sun with a light breeze to keep me cool or at night through a sleepy town or village with a light fog where the orange streetlights shine through.
Walks are so good for anxiety - some light exercise, a little bit of sun, time to collect your thoughts without screens or distractions. It's sort of meditative.
I've found neat things on the side of the road by walking around my home, ranging from brass knuckles to a case with 3 Nintendo Switch cartridges inside. I tried to find the owner of the games (probably a kid who dropped it when getting off the school bus) but was unable to.
I like the cut of your jib. The real gems I've found were literally that, rings and earrings of varying quality/value. I credit video games for the habit, it always pays dividends finding random partially-concealed valuables on the ground. This doesn't even count the number of (rarely) full/half-full packs of cigarettes, which sometimes contain other substances from nugs to hash and beyond.
My wife and I sometimes cruise the hood looking for goodies on the side of the road. I could go on forever with what all we've dragged home.
Got a nice radiant stove a few months back, all but new, very clean. One night we scored a brand new wine fridge, huge one, along with a nice solid-wood desk for my son and a brand new countertop oven, never used.
LOL, she often hits the flea market and drags home $200+ on a Saturday with all the crap we find. I'm thinking of going all in since I can't find an IT job.
Agreed. I can find it hard but I try to not use headphones to listen to music or an audiobook every time I go for a walk. I'm trying to get myself comfortable with my own thoughts and let them wash over me so my brain can eventually calm and relax without distraction.
Just let the walk itself be the gentle stimulation.
My idea of a good walk is weather cool enough to wear jeans and combat boots, and a fight to get through the forest and find new spots on the creek, or new spots in general. Huge bonus if I get some wildlife in my sights. Saw a black bear momma with two cubs last winter!
I'm at maximum peace when I crawl out, safe and sound, about to drop dead and thank god I'm still alive, hydrated, and didn't get hurt or stuck overnight.
My wife likes your sort of walk, and I would too, now and again. We walk around the hood, far more boring than your walks. :)
I'm that guy, but I stick to the surrounding forests and trails, mumbling to myself, scaring off the animals. Since we humans so rarely encounter one another out there, I suspect I'm something of a goddamned samsquatch.
"Little guy, looks like a tacticool homeless man? Always armed? Crawls up out the woodwork when you don't expect him? Yeah! I saw him once! Didn't really seem drunk, but he was waving his beer around and holding forth on the local ecosystems."
On the other hand, drawing pockets somewhere because you just realized that the way you drew the arm means the hands wont reach the pants, and you really don't feel like trying to draw a hand, is something a human might do.
No idea what your problems are, but not walking can make shit worse. Ex-wife's mom was already fat, crushed her ankle in a car wreck, went sessile, died at 500lbs. with her heart the size of a basketball.
I got what my doctor calls "emphysema light". Doesn't stop me from doing what I want to do, but every day off is a step back.
Not gonna lie, this would be a halfway decent demigod in a fantasy world. Just A Guy who walked so much that he ascended to a higher level of understanding.
I think this is the goal of most true “adventurer” tropes. The moniker is genericized and relates to someone who gets in a lot of fights now, but its original meaning is someone that I picture is eager to explore new lands, with nary a luxury to them, relying on the kindness of people he meets, and exchanging useful tricks and information he’s come across.
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Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org · 45 pts · 312d
nymnympseudonym@piefed.social · 18 pts · 312d
You have very different walkers in your neighborhood than I have in mine
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 312d
he's talking walk walkers not street walkers
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 312d
Or, they already are homeless.
ameancow@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 312d
moseschrute@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 312d
Meanwhile my knees: AHHHHHHHHH
Not relatable? Just a me problem?
crazycraw@crazypeople.online · 34 pts · 312d
have you considered unaging ?
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 312d
Like eating a lot of Japanese eels?
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 312d
It's not as bad if you walk 'off trail' in cities/suburbs. I'm convinced that a lot of the Runner's Knees has to do with pounding cardio on hard-packed Earth, asphalt and concrete instead of forested/green areas.
Aeao@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 312d
Beach here, my knees don’t hurt no.
maltasoron@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 312d
Yeah, I can even notice the difference when doing plyometrics on my wooden living room floor versus on the tiles in the garden (the lawn is very shitty and can't take it).
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 312d
The lawn, I feel that pain. Field sports on a dry pitch is a little like doing it on stone once it dries out enough due to lack of rain, that shit can really hurt, even without getting tackled down onto it lol
HowAbt2day@futurology.today · 10 pts · 312d
Do you even squat, bro?
ameancow@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 312d
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 6 pts · 312d
What good are legs if you can't even walk?
Agent641@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 312d
I once walked 20 Kilometers, then I was tired, so I walked back.
Hupf@feddit.org · 21 pts · 312d
andros_rex@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 312d
“The Pedestrian” - Ray Bradbury
snf@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 311d
That was a new one for me, thank you kindly. It's Bradbury through and through, felt like a companion work to Fahrenheit 451. Can't decide whether to think of it as a prequel or a sequel...
Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 312d
Thanks for the read!
ThePyroPython@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 312d
I do love a good walk.
My two favourite are a beautiful hill/mountain walk in the sun with a light breeze to keep me cool or at night through a sleepy town or village with a light fog where the orange streetlights shine through.
Both are so peaceful, it helps calm my anxiety.
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world · 17 pts · 312d
Walks are so good for anxiety - some light exercise, a little bit of sun, time to collect your thoughts without screens or distractions. It's sort of meditative.
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 312d
Don't forget that your odds of finding and petting the roving neighbourhood cats increases as you walk more vs. driving.
rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio · 9 pts · 312d
And the potential for finding loot.
I've found neat things on the side of the road by walking around my home, ranging from brass knuckles to a case with 3 Nintendo Switch cartridges inside. I tried to find the owner of the games (probably a kid who dropped it when getting off the school bus) but was unable to.
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 312d
I like the cut of your jib. The real gems I've found were literally that, rings and earrings of varying quality/value. I credit video games for the habit, it always pays dividends finding random partially-concealed valuables on the ground. This doesn't even count the number of (rarely) full/half-full packs of cigarettes, which sometimes contain other substances from nugs to hash and beyond.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 312d
My wife and I sometimes cruise the hood looking for goodies on the side of the road. I could go on forever with what all we've dragged home.
Got a nice radiant stove a few months back, all but new, very clean. One night we scored a brand new wine fridge, huge one, along with a nice solid-wood desk for my son and a brand new countertop oven, never used.
LOL, she often hits the flea market and drags home $200+ on a Saturday with all the crap we find. I'm thinking of going all in since I can't find an IT job.
ThePyroPython@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 312d
Agreed. I can find it hard but I try to not use headphones to listen to music or an audiobook every time I go for a walk. I'm trying to get myself comfortable with my own thoughts and let them wash over me so my brain can eventually calm and relax without distraction.
Just let the walk itself be the gentle stimulation.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 312d
My idea of a good walk is weather cool enough to wear jeans and combat boots, and a fight to get through the forest and find new spots on the creek, or new spots in general. Huge bonus if I get some wildlife in my sights. Saw a black bear momma with two cubs last winter!
I'm at maximum peace when I crawl out, safe and sound, about to drop dead and thank god I'm still alive, hydrated, and didn't get hurt or stuck overnight.
My wife likes your sort of walk, and I would too, now and again. We walk around the hood, far more boring than your walks. :)
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 312d
I think OOP is in the wrong lane.
MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 312d
Til there's a distinction
CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 312d
We have this guy in our community! All day every day just walks all over. I know nothing about him but he walks and mumbles to himself
shalafi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 312d
I'm that guy, but I stick to the surrounding forests and trails, mumbling to myself, scaring off the animals. Since we humans so rarely encounter one another out there, I suspect I'm something of a goddamned samsquatch.
"Little guy, looks like a tacticool homeless man? Always armed? Crawls up out the woodwork when you don't expect him? Yeah! I saw him once! Didn't really seem drunk, but he was waving his beer around and holding forth on the local ecosystems."
"That's the guy!"
balderdash9@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 312d
hark@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 312d
He died at the age of 42.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 311d
He stopped walking.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 312d
counterpoint
Tonava@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 312d
ikidd@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 312d
This guy burglarizes.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 311d
If you walk around with a dog leash and no dog, you can peek over fences, down driveways, and under cars and not too many people will be concerned.
Just looking for your dog.
Sand3rs@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 311d
Unironically I feel this helps when I am contributing to OSM.
Tonava@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 311d
Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org · 12 pts · 312d
AI slop (partly)?
magnetosphere@fedia.io · 4 pts · 312d
I’m not sure. There’s just no joke. It could be that’s the joke. Or maybe it was made by someone who really likes walking.
Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org · 13 pts · 312d
And what's this?
And how the fuck is the text formatted?
magnetosphere@fedia.io · 7 pts · 312d
Something I just read past, apparently!
XTL@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 312d
As one does.
ameancow@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 312d
abfarid@startrek.website · 4 pts · 312d
My thoughts, too. The body of the guy might be generated, because no human being would draw side pockets on a t-shirt.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 4 pts · 312d
On the other hand, drawing pockets somewhere because you just realized that the way you drew the arm means the hands wont reach the pants, and you really don't feel like trying to draw a hand, is something a human might do.
abfarid@startrek.website · 2 pts · 312d
Since we are doing hand puns, you're reaching.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 312d
No, it's just not that funny.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 312d
Get's the cops called on him since he is brown, and the cop curb drops him into a hospital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_of_Sureshbhai_Patel
Jhuskindle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 312d
It's maybe me I'm a big walker
PugJesus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 312d
Miss long walks terribly. I used to walk everywhere.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 312d
what happened? why'd you stop?
PugJesus@piefed.social · 4 pts · 312d
Physical problems. Walking long distances is painful anymore.
loldog191@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 312d
sorry to hear that. i wish you good health and for you to continue going on journeys and adventures in your own ways🫶
PugJesus@piefed.social · 1 pts · 312d
Thank you
shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 312d
No idea what your problems are, but not walking can make shit worse. Ex-wife's mom was already fat, crushed her ankle in a car wreck, went sessile, died at 500lbs. with her heart the size of a basketball.
I got what my doctor calls "emphysema light". Doesn't stop me from doing what I want to do, but every day off is a step back.
Good luck man. We're all doing what we can do.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 2 pts · 312d
I've actually lost weight since I stopped walking. Unrelated, but still.
Unfortunately, walking more does not help the issue, and I don't want to go on stronger pain meds.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 312d
Not gonna lie, this would be a halfway decent demigod in a fantasy world. Just A Guy who walked so much that he ascended to a higher level of understanding.
Katana314@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 311d
I think this is the goal of most true “adventurer” tropes. The moniker is genericized and relates to someone who gets in a lot of fights now, but its original meaning is someone that I picture is eager to explore new lands, with nary a luxury to them, relying on the kindness of people he meets, and exchanging useful tricks and information he’s come across.
gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 312d
Walking zazen.
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 312d
Even shitposts are too much effort to make by oneself nowadays, huh?
Need AI to do even that.
Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 312d
Maeve@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 312d
♥️
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 311d
France was on strike today so I walked to work... I need better shoes for that
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 312d
Good song by Fitz and the Tantrums
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 312d
Peace Is Every Step