To all the stop and smell the roses crowd

[cmoulder]

The reason I can only cover 12-15 miles/day isn't because I walk slowly, it's because of my short, fat legs.

Seriously, 30" in-seam is the shortest men's pants you can typically find, and they're always a little long and a bit snug around the thighs.

Short legs are no excuse! Guess which one has more stolen bases...

[Sarcasm the elf]

Short legs are no excuse! Guess which one has more stolen bases...

The one that’s too small to tag out?

[Sarcasm the elf]

The reason I can only cover 12-15 miles/day isn't because I walk slowly, it's because of my short, fat legs.

Seriously, 30" in-seam is the shortest men's pants you can typically find, and they're always a little long and a bit snug around the thighs.

12-15 miles a day might not be that fast, but it sure ain’t slow!

[Dogwood]

Amen to this. There could be a small cardio benefit but I suspect there is much more to the story.
And to all the haters (Dogwood) this is a VERY rare picture. I will neither confirm nor deny that there was dual action going on. BUT, doesn't Skurka recommend smelling the roses and farting at the same time to be more efficient? Oh wait, that was pissing and walking, something I still haven't master or will even try.

I heard by rumor that's what Anish has done. If that's what Andrew or Heather do fine for them. I ain't pissing on the fly unless a Grizz is on my heels or a Boy Scout troop might catch me in the act of watering the trees. Farting while walking pushes me along faster.


If REI is accurate in stating 95% of our lives are spent indoors I'll be glad to simply see people walking at any pace outside...not from fridge to couch to the porcelain god to car to more food. Getting up from the couch to answer the door for a Dominoes delivery doesnt count. My deepest respect goes out to over weight folks walking to change it up, doing something to get fitter.

[Dogwood]

I heard something similar a few years ago. A medical professional claimed to be able to tell how long a patient would live by how fast the patient walked.

Along those lines, does anyone else get impatient with the normal walking speed of the general public? (One exception is commuters using public transport in a large city. There are some fast walkers near Union Station in Chicago, for instance.)

Manhattan city walkers can crank it out to about 3.5 - 5 MPH. Two giraffe Uncles used to stomp it out at 5 mph walking through NYC and Union City NJ. I remember having to keep up as a young teen. OMG their gate lengths and endurance were huge.

It's not slow walkers it's obese slow wanderers looking for another Cheese Factory or Wing Joint to get extra fat who stand in the middle of the sidewalk or aisle that can annoy me. Stay right pass left.

[FreeGoldRush]

the article was for the people who waddle from car to building, from building to car

Exactly. Any semi regular hiker, regardless of speed, is healthier than the waddle crowd.

[BuckeyeBill]

I heard something similar a few years ago. A medical professional claimed to be able to tell how long a patient would live by how fast the patient walked.

Along those lines, does anyone else get impatient with the normal walking speed of the general public? (One exception is commuters using public transport in a large city. There are some fast walkers near Union Station in Chicago, for instance.)

I lived in New York City for 8 years and I swear everybody walked fast. The TV show images that show the crowded side walks are usually only in the AM and PM going to work then going home. Weekends are crowded with people going to the street fairs and farmer's market.

[rocketsocks]

Short legs are no excuse! Guess which one has more stolen bases...

A picture tells a thousands words...pretty sure “Astro” is sayin’
“Tag dis...Moose”

[rocketsocks]

“Yeah, I got yur base right here pal”

[russb]

For most people the difference in hiking speed is not that much. The variance in total distance covered per day is mostly a result of difference in time spent hiking, not speed.

[rocketsocks]

For most people the difference in hiking speed is not that much. The variance in total distance covered per day is mostly a result of difference in time spent hiking, not speed.

this ^^^^^^^

[johnnybgood]

Cardiac sustainability is also a key element which goes back to walking briskly as a daily routine. I too get impatient with the younger people that walk so slow with no purpose of getting anywhere fast.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Cardiac sustainability is also a key element which goes back to walking briskly as a daily routine. I too get impatient with the younger people that walk so slow with no purpose of getting anywhere fast.

Young folks? Where are you walking? Middle age saunterers are the ones that I constantly want to push off the sidewalks.

[TexasBob]

The reason I can only cover 12-15 miles/day isn't because I walk slowly, it's because of my short, fat legs. ....

My wife is 5'4" and I am 6'. She is a much faster walker than I am. Her comfortable pace is around 4 mph on flat ground while mine is around 3 mph.

[nsherry61]

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I want to know where and by whom? I haven't laughed so hard at a piece of art in a very long time!!

[rocketsocks]

I want to know where and by whom? I haven't laughed so hard at a piece of art in a very long time!!

first time I saw that I thought, “the artist nail it”

[rocketsocks]

My gait over the years has changed, now it’s more of a chihuahua’s, short and fast. Constantly lapped by older lady mall walker seems to give them a boost of confidence...and I’m okay with that.

[lakegirl88]

I have lost 60lbs since I started hiking and I am still fat, slow, and overweight. Totally happy to have the rest of y'all pass me up on the trail because at least I'm there!

[Malto]

I have lost 60lbs since I started hiking and I am still fat, slow, and overweight. Totally happy to have the rest of y'all pass me up on the trail because at least I'm there!

That is totally cool, hope you hit your weight goal. In no way was denigrating slow hikers with this thread. I was trying to have a bit of fun with what is probably a worthless article.

[BuckeyeBill]

something about atomic farts looking like pee-on-yur-knees while walking I think.
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This occurs when someone had too many atomic wedgies.