Similar in idea, but different from the Open Thread from two weeks ago. Believe me!
You may not realize this, but some of the best exercise, according to doctors, is simply just getting up off the couch and walking. Not everyone can do this, I understand, especially since I’ve got relatives who are in pain while walking. However, for those who can, walking not only stimulates muscles all throughout the body, it also stimulates the mind as you take in new and different environments. If you interact with others while you’re walking, that provides even more stimulation and you might learn new things, plus you might, if you’re walking to knock doors for a candidate, make new friends and perhaps gain your candidate (in my case, Jared Polis) some extra votes this November. Extra votes for him in comparison to the Trump-loving Colorado-hating Walker Stapleton, well, that’s a perfectly wonderful reason for going out and getting that exercise.
Most of the step programs I’ve heard about want people to do 10,000 steps in a day to lose weight and become more fit. My Samsung phone somehow started off asking me to be active for 60 minutes, or they would accept 6000 steps, so since that’s easier to achieve, I’ve been shooting for that. On days that I hit 10,000 steps, I feel that’s a particularly good accomplishment. 60 minutes does tend to equal the 6000 steps, at least as far as my phone counter goes. I’d say I get to that 60 minutes more often than not, and some days I just walk around my TV room or march in place to get the activity and steps up to the threshold. The days so far that I’ve been walking for Jared, I’ve been over 8000 steps by the time I finish, and I know that I don’t have many when I start.
So, if you would like to (and are able to) get out and walk for a candidate, you’ll be slimmer, trimmer, in better shape and your mind will be fresher from having engaged in spirited and perhaps rousing conversation with fellow voters who are likely to believe the same way you do. I am always feeling energized after these walking days.
What’s going on in your world? The floor is yours.
Open Threads:
Colorado: Mondays, 7:00 PM Mountain Kansas: Monday Evenings
Michigan: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Eastern Missouri: Wednesday Evenings North Carolina: Sundays, 1:00 PM Eastern