WALKING QUOTES V

quotations about walking

Walking is low cost, can be done throughout the day and is proven to be a great way to improve our brain function. Get out today and take a walk -- your brain will function better.

MARIA BIGELOW

"Take a walk to improve body, brain", Lake Oswego Review


Walking is one typical result of biological evolution. Walking biological systems do not need any prepared areas like roads, places or tracks; they are able to cope with most of the surface structures developed on earth. But walking needs intelligence, some neurobiologists say it is intelligence.

FRIEDRICH PFEIFFER & TERESA ZIELINSKA

Walking: Biological and Technological Aspects


A line is a dot that went for a walk.

PAUL KLEE

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Our first steps are among the most celebrated milestones of our youth. But for some reason, as we age, walking gets taken for granted. That's puzzling, since walking is one of the most comprehensive, and safest, fitness routines available. All you need is a good pair of walking shoes and socks, and you are good to go.

BRION O'CONNOR

"Want a workout? Ramp up the intensity for a winter walk", Boston Globe, January 22, 2016


Bipedal walking is the primary method of getting from here to there, apart from the initial stages of shuffling, rolling, crawling, and other methods that are part of our developmental process.

ARTHUR E. CHAPMAN

Biomechanical Analysis of Fundamental Human Movements


Being able to walk to shops, restaurants and other amenities enhances the liveability of a community and boosts the residents' enjoyment of living there. Not only does it save the hassle of getting in the car and finding parking but walking is a more enjoyable experience and you can more easily take advantage of living in a desirable, well-designed village where people want to be.

JONATHAN PORTER

"Brisbane's new development a masterclass in urban planning", Australian Financial Review, February 5, 2016


Two or three hours' walking will carry me to as strange a country as I expect ever to see. A single farmhouse which I had not seen before is sometimes as good as the dominions of the King of Dahomey.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Walking


To saunter is a science; it is the gastronomy of the eye. To take a walk is to vegetate; to saunter is to live.

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

Physiology of Marriage

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The general aim of walking is to move the mass of a jointed segmented body horizontally from one place to another.

ARTHUR E. CHAPMAN

Biomechanical Analysis of Fundamental Human Movements


I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least--and it is commonly more than that--sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Walking

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To walk is to lack a place.

MICHEL DE CERTEAU

The Practice of Everyday Life


You don't realize how much a little thing like walking is taken for granted. You don't think about it, you just do it. But once that's taken away, it's tough.

TINA CUMINS

"Rio Vista's Tucker Downs walking again, aiming to play baseball", Cleburne Times-Review, January 17, 2016


Although there are many ways to achieve a healthier lifestyle, walking is proven to have the highest success rate because people are less likely to quit doing it than with other physical activities.

SAMANTHA MORGAN

"National Walking Day: First step to improving your health is to literally take a step", WAFB, April 5, 2017


The compact between writing and walking is almost as old as literature -- a walk is only a step away from a story, and every path tells.

ROBERT MACFARLANE

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot


Most of us take walking for granted. In fact, I believe there's a growing movement to get rid of walking altogether. The prevalence of cars, buses, trams and bikes have reduced the need to walk. More to the point: We feel the need to justify walking altogether. Any instance of walking must be accompanied by some kind of crutch -- we need to walk with others, listen to music or find another way to make it productive. We walk to satisfy our Fitbit or step counters so at the end of the day we can look at our badge of honor that says we took 5,000 steps. We've convinced ourselves it's wearisome, that it's a form of procrastination that takes time out of our too-busy schedules. We treat it as if it's wasteful.

JACK PORTER

"People Need to Remember: Walking Is the Best Medicine", The Daily Utah Chronicle, January 27, 2016


Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.

STEVEN WRIGHT

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Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.

GARY SNYDER

attributed, Earthwalks for Body and Spirit


Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."

GEORGE W. BUSH

attributed, 1001 Greatest Things Ever Said About Texas

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Walking is a great exercise because it's low impact and the more you walk the better the benefits.

IRA CRONIN

"Your Healthy Family", KOAA, April 21, 2017


Walking is free, it feels good, it helps me think and it lets me see the city in a way that just isn't possible otherwise. Sticking to the same route brings the comfort of the familiar, and changing up the route brings new discoveries. Never before have I been so conscious of the seasons.

STEPHEN QUINN

"How I discovered that everyday walking is no mere pedestrian activity", The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2016