‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier (2019)
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HN comment orderI don't drive. I walk everywhere (combined with public transport for longer distances). I don't think it'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…
January 2001, ten weeks of chronic sinusitis turned to pneumonia. This was followed by sleeping 18-20 hours/day for about 3.5 months, plus twice-weekly doctors appointments while they called me crazy for fearing I might die while they ran more tests, stumped as to what was wrong with me. In May, a sweat chloride test came back positive. The verdict: atypical cystic fibrosis. I had already stopped being largely bedridden the month before in April. Many years of rehabilitation would follow…
While "superpower" is hype - walking is darn close to optimal for action barriers, and cost, and KISS.
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-28 | In Praise of WalkingFirst breakout | haasted | 182 | 78 |
| 2020-10-25 | ‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier (2019)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | carrozo | 223 | 107 |
| 2025-03-09 | 'It's a superpower': how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier (2019) | Tomte | 4 | 1 |