Bill Bryson wrote of this upon his return to the US from the UK where he used to walk lots of places. How his wife's friend drive 2.5miles to a heath club to walk 5miles on a walking machine, then drove 2.5 miles home.
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Its probably a more enjoyable walk in the gym than walking to the gym because walking along stroads suck. They are loud, the air is polluted, there is a sense you need to be constantly alert, and all those factors passively stress humans out.
Thankfully I get my cardio climbing stairs up and down from the Metro, and rack up 10-15k steps per day. I live in a city.
Fuck whatever I used to do. Car culture contributes to societal and cultural division
I always went to the gym on my bike (10 km one-way). Perfect warm-up and cvool down. I've seen It's true beyond believe. Only three biked and a full parkinglot. Everyone wants to park as close to the entry door as possible.
My schools gym is walking distance away from me. Its like 7-10 mins. I can't get to it safely without a car because there is a 5 lane road (suicide lane in the middle) with cars speeding 50 in a 30 mph zone, no side walks, no stop lights.
It is one of the most demoralizing feelings in the world to use a car instead of cardio just to work out.
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