<story><title>‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier (2019)</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/28/its-a-superpower-how-walking-makes-us-healthier-happier-and-brainier</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>elric</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t drive. I walk everywhere (combined with public transport for longer distances). I don&amp;#x27;t think it&amp;#x27;s a super power as such, but it does keep me relatively fit with little intentional effort. Going from A to B just includes an incidental light workout. Gives me time to think, to unwind, sometimes to read. Can recommend it to pretty much everyone. Some things might take a little longer, but if you have to dick around on HN or watch Netflix, you have time to walk to places.</text></comment>
<story><title>‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier (2019)</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/28/its-a-superpower-how-walking-makes-us-healthier-happier-and-brainier</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>perardi</author><text>&lt;i&gt;1.&lt;/i&gt; Some actual research:&lt;p&gt;“More steps taken per day are associated with lower mortality rates until approximately 7500 steps&amp;#x2F;d”&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;jamanetwork.com&amp;#x2F;journals&amp;#x2F;jamainternalmedicine&amp;#x2F;fullarticle&amp;#x2F;2734709?guestAccessKey=c46927fc-b021-43a6-a43d-26eb90ee54b7&amp;amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;amp;utm_term=052919&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;jamanetwork.com&amp;#x2F;journals&amp;#x2F;jamainternalmedicine&amp;#x2F;fullar...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;2.&lt;/i&gt; As the gyms are closed down here, again, and indoor dining is shut down, again, I have been walking at least 6 miles a day with the dog, and it has been a sanity-preserving way to get away from working at home.&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Not looking forward to the first slushy&amp;#x2F;icy storm, though. Both the dog and I hate walking in boots.)&lt;/i&gt;</text></comment>