Is Walking a Seasonal Activity?
We are excited that football season has arrived and we cheer our favorite team on to victory almost every weekend. Baseball season has just ended. We are getting ready for the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are finishing up the fall season and heading straight into winter. We love seasonal sports and holidays and plan our lives around them.
I have noticed, in my neighborhood, many of the walkers have disappeared. Where did they go? I am beginning to believe that some people consider walking a seasonal activity. What are the seasons the majority people walk outdoors? Of course, we would say spring and fall because it is too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer. The rest of the fortunate people live in a region that the weather is perfect all year around and the seasons are written on the calendar rather than in the environment. Even the bike riders seem to have disappeared because it is turning cold outdoors. What happens with the kids that their parents push in their stroller everyday to get fresh air?
Of course, they have not disappeared. They are not walking the sidewalks because the weather is just too cold for them. I often wonder If they are watching television, talking on the phone, creating a favorite hobby for themselves or just where do they go. We could analyze that these people consider walking a seasonal activity and not a life time commitment to the healthy benefits of walking. Most of us do not consider walking a seasonal event. When the weather is not appropriate for outdoor walking, we have chosen to play our DVD walking exercise, cross train indoors, walk in the mall, walk on our treadmill and/or weight bearing exercises. I want to believe that the people who walk in the spring and fall are performing their indoor physical activity as well. It is not a seasonal activity is it year long exercise that ensures a healthy lifestyle.
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I have to walk to get my paper, it is 1700 feet from my front door. Both Andrew and our dog enjoy the little bit of exercise even when it is cold outside.