Is it possible to safely walk 24-30+ miles per day? My goal is to be able to walk for 4-8+ hours a day without developing debilitating injuries or complications. I am an autistic NEET with no friends and I think that treating walking like it is my full-time job would be a great way to solve a lot of my physical and mental problems. Also I heard somewhere that unhoused people walk 15 miles per day on average. I am significantly more likely to end up unhoused so
>>77436954yes humans evolved for this get a job as a postman and you can get paid to walk around
>>77436954I wouldn't do it on flat terrain but if you have the opportunity to hike somewhere rough it's probably good and healthy. You can actually develop a great lower body with that alone
>>77436954it helped me. i liked 8-15 hilly miles targeting 4mph. occasional marathons. furthest was 31. then like 6 months running instead. then got a job as a janny, then warehouse grunt and now highway inspector. long distance neet walking builds tolerance for the boring jobs.
>>77436974>long distance neet walking builds tolerance for the boring jobs.That is one of the many reasons why I want to do this.
>>77436954You're a better man than me
Yes but you'll have to work up to it and you'll need good socks that don't abrade the skin and wide toebox shoes that don't constrict the feet and cause bunions.Merino socks and a pair of altras will work well.Walking is a great time to listen to audiobooks so you can get educated and improve your health at the same time.The only drawback for long walks is the time they take as you need entire days as 20 miles on flat ground will take 6 to 12 hours depending on fitness levels and adaption.Source : Am hiker.
There was a local guy who did that for several years. He easily walked 20+ miles a day from exit to exit along a state route carrying some kind of weighted sack over his shoulders. It didn't matter what the weather was. He'd wear the same shitty wal-mart ankle boots until he literally walked through the soles, then start a new pair. He was really lean. I haven't seen him since before covid.
>>77436954You definitely need to work up to it. Don't just shoot for 10 miles on day 1 you'll fuck yourself up especially if you're fat. But yeah you can. Our bodies are designed for it. Just take it easy.
yeah go for it
>>77436973why is it that i get more back irritation and pain walking on flat surfaces than hills?
>>77436954Depending on your fitness level and how your body feels, I'd suggest starting with 3-4 miles or ~1 hour. Find a good route, set a time to start every day and make it a daily habit. Get hiking/walking shoes with some support and structure instead of super soft marshmallow foam. Listen to music, podcasts and audiobooks. You learn things and it will be less boring.
>>77438056Maybe heel striking on flat surface sending more shock force up your body. Take shorter steps, bend your knees to walk softer.
>>77438056Because no surface on earth is flat and hard like streets and sidewalksYou evolved on those surfacesYou evolved to walk on uneven (often soft dirt btw) ground and take many slightly different steps and the ground never contacted your foot exactly the same way twiceNow you stick your underdeveloped, atrophied cattle hoof into a marshmallow lump shoe that doesnt let your toes spread out and take the same exact step over and over and over, and suffer wear from itDon't take your shoes off outside though that will make you weird and dirty.And gives women the ick.
